Tornado events in Callahan County, Texas The tornado events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 50 tornado events on record for Callahan County, Texas, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 10 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 1 tornado event on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Mar 10 2026

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles ESE of DENTON

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile E of DENTON

May 18 2025

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles SE of EULA

Apr 24 2011

TornadoEF0

3 miles NNW of BAIRD

TornadoEF0

6 miles N of BAIRD

TornadoEF0

6 miles N of BAIRD

TornadoEF0

7 miles N of BAIRD

Mar 4 2004

TornadoF0

4 miles NE of CLYDE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoF1

9 miles SW of CLYDE. Damage estimate: $150 thousand

May 7 2003

TornadoF1

7 miles NE of BAIRD

Mar 30 2002

TornadoF0

1 mile NW of COTTONWOOD

TornadoF1

16 miles W of CROSS PLAINS

Sep 8 2001

TornadoF0

12 miles W of CROSS PLAINS

TornadoF0

3 miles NE of ROWDEN

TornadoF1

8 miles NW of COTTONWOOD

May 19 1997

TornadoF1

8 miles W of CROSS PLAINS. Damage estimate: $55 thousand

May 29 1994

TornadoF0

At Cross Plains. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoF2

The site does not show the place text of this record. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

TornadoF1

At Baird. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoF0

At Baird

TornadoF0

At Baird. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

May 25 1994

TornadoF0

At Cottonwood

TornadoF0

At Clyde

Apr 5 1990

TornadoF1

No place on record

Jun 7 1989

TornadoF2

No place on record. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Callahan County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
1960s	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	6
1980s	1	0	2	2	1	3	1	2	0	3	15
1990s	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	9
2000s	0	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8
2010s	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2020s	0	0	0	0	0	1	2 (part of the year)				3

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar13 events
Apr9 events
May18 events
Jun4 events
Jul0 events
Aug2 events
Sep4 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Callahan County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	20
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	17
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	5
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	3
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	1
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	4

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Callahan County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Callahan	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	50	10,090	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	5.6	3.9	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	35.4	3.4	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Callahan County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
20 May 1989	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
13 May 1989	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 1987	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
28 May 1987	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1986	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
29 Mar 1985	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
29 Mar 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
29 Mar 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
8 Aug 1984	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 1983	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
29 Mar 1983	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
14 Mar 1982	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
14 Mar 1982	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
10 Aug 1980	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
28 May 1978	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 1977	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
25 May 1976	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
7 Apr 1976	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 1973	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	0	County
23 Mar 1973	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 1962	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	1	County
31 May 1962	Tornado	F3	none	0	2	County
20 May 1959	Tornado	F1	$250	0	0	County
10 May 1959	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
28 Apr 1950	Tornado	F4	$250 thousand	5	5	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: San Angelo, TX (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Callahan County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/callahan/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Callahan County?: May has 18 of the 50 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Texas?: NCEI has 10,090 tornado events on record for Texas from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Callahan County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 3.9 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Callahan County has 5.6.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Callahan County?: 37 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 9 events have a higher rating. 4 events have no rating.