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

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NCEI has 110 tornado events on record for Tarrant County, Texas, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 13 Dec 2022.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 20 tornado events 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

Dec 13 2022

TornadoEF1

3 miles NE of GRAPEVINE

TornadoEF1

1 mile W of GRAPEVINE

TornadoEF1

2 miles WNW of SMITHFIELD

TornadoEF0

1 mile NE of (FTW)MEACHAM ARPT FT. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

TornadoEF1

1 mile SW of LAKE WORTH. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

TornadoEF0

At WESTOVER HILLS. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Mar 21 2022

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of EULESS. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of RIVER OAKS

TornadoEF0

2 miles NNW of BENBROOK LAKE

Nov 24 2020

TornadoEF2

1 mile NW of JOHNSONS STATION

Jun 16 2019

TornadoEF1

2 miles NE of ARLINGTON. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles NW of KELLER ALTA VISTA AR. Damage estimate: $150 thousand

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile SW of EAGLE MTN LAKE

May 29 2019

TornadoEF1

2 miles WNW of KELLER ALTA VISTA AR. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles W of FT WORTH SAGINAW ARP. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Mar 29 2017

TornadoEF0

1 mile N of FT WORTH BLUE MND AR. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles E of HICKS. Damage estimate: $300 thousand

Jan 15 2017

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of MANSFIELD. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

Mar 23 2016

TornadoEF0

3 miles ENE of HICKS. Damage estimate: $90 thousand

Mar 8 2016

TornadoEF0

2 miles NNW of BENBROOK LAKE. Damage estimate: $330 thousand

Nov 17 2015

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of KELLER. Damage estimate: $210 thousand

Nov 5 2015

TornadoEF0

1 mile ESE of HODGE. Damage estimate: $120 thousand

Apr 3 2012

TornadoEF2

1 mile S of KENNEDALE. Damage estimate: $200 million

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of TARRANT. Damage estimate: $55 thousand

May 24 2011

TornadoEF0

2 miles SSW of EAGLE MTN LAKE. Damage estimate: $1 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 Tarrant 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	6
1960s	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	9
1970s	3	5	3	4	1	4	5	0	4	4	33
1980s	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
1990s	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	8
2000s	2	1	4	2	3	2	0	4	1	1	20
2010s	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	3	0	5	18
2020s	1	0	9	0	0	0	0 (part of the year)				10

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

Jan1 event
Feb2 events
Mar11 events
Apr32 events
May21 events
Jun9 events
Jul4 events
Aug1 event
Sep7 events
Oct4 events
Nov6 events
Dec12 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Tarrant County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	49
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	36
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	18
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	4
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	3

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: Tarrant County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
Measure	Tarrant	All counties of Texas	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	110	10,090	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	12.7	3.9	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	0.5	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 Tarrant County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
11 May 2011	Tornado	EF0	$30 thousand	0	0	County
23 Oct 2010	Tornado	EF0	$15 thousand	0	0	County
7 Sep 2010	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
10 Feb 2009	Tornado	EF1	$750 thousand	0	0	County
23 Apr 2008	Tornado	EF2	$1.0 million	0	0	County
17 Apr 2007	Tornado	EF0	$15 thousand	0	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Tornado	EF0	$150 thousand	0	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Tornado	EF1	$2.0 million	1	0	County
3 Apr 2007	Tornado	EF0	$100 thousand	0	0	County
25 Apr 2005	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
25 Apr 2005	Tornado	F0	$1 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2003	Tornado	F0	$22 thousand	0	0	County
5 Apr 2003	Tornado	F0	$1 thousand	0	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Tornado	F0	$15 thousand	0	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Tornado	F0	$2 thousand	0	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Tornado	F0	$5 thousand	0	0	County
16 Apr 2002	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
4 May 2001	Tornado	F1	$5.0 million	0	2	County
28 Mar 2000	Tornado	F3	none	2	80	County
28 Mar 2000	Tornado	F3	none	0	0	County
20 Feb 1997	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
7 May 1995	Tornado	F1	$3.3 million	0	4	County
19 Apr 1995	Tornado	F2	$4.0 million	0	0	County
20 Nov 1994	Tornado	F0	$500 thousand	0	0	County
25 Apr 1994	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 1993	Tornado	F2	$5.0 million	0	0	County
13 Sep 1993	Tornado	F2	$5.0 million	0	5	County
5 Apr 1990	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	0	County
7 Jun 1989	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
18 Mar 1984	Tornado	F0	$250	0	0	County
3 Jun 1983	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
28 Apr 1982	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
13 Oct 1981	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	2	County
2 Apr 1980	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
21 May 1979	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
21 May 1979	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
3 May 1979	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
3 May 1979	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
11 May 1978	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
2 May 1978	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 1978	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Apr 1978	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
4 Jul 1976	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 1976	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
26 May 1976	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
19 Apr 1976	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
19 Apr 1976	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
29 May 1975	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
26 May 1975	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
14 May 1975	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	1	County
13 May 1975	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 1974	Tornado	F2	$250	0	0	County
19 Jun 1973	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
11 May 1973	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
6 May 1973	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
6 Mar 1973	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
12 Nov 1972	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	5	County
29 Sep 1972	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
26 Sep 1972	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	1	County
14 Dec 1971	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	2	County
14 Dec 1971	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	4	County
14 Dec 1971	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	2	County
12 Dec 1971	Tornado	F1	none	0	2	County
12 Dec 1971	Tornado	F1	none	0	2	County
31 Aug 1970	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
25 Apr 1970	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
18 Apr 1970	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
27 Apr 1969	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
27 Dec 1968	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
21 Oct 1968	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
3 Jun 1968	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
22 Apr 1968	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
20 Apr 1967	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
21 Sep 1964	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
7 Sep 1963	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
4 May 1960	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	12	County
3 Oct 1959	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
17 Nov 1957	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	2	County
3 Apr 1957	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
2 Apr 1957	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
24 Jul 1956	Tornado	not recorded	$3 thousand	0	0	County
24 Jul 1956	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	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: Fort Worth/Dallas, 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 Tarrant County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/tarrant/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 Tarrant County?: April has 32 of the 110 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 Tarrant County compare with the other counties of Texas?: The counties of Texas have 3.9 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Tarrant County has 12.7.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Tarrant County?: 85 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 22 events have a higher rating. 3 events have no rating.