Tornado events in Tom Green County, Texas The tornado events on record, by date and by year
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NCEI has 56 tornado events on record for Tom Green County, Texas, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest tornado event on record is on 19 Apr 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 5 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 .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Tornado.
Newest tornado events on record
TornadoEF unrated
1 mile NE of WATER VLY
TornadoEF unrated
23 miles WSW of WATER VLY
TornadoEF1
5 miles E of CARLSBAD
TornadoEF2
2 miles ESE of TANKERSLY ARPT. Damage estimate: $7.5 million
TornadoEF2
7 miles SSW of KNICKERBOCKER. Damage estimate: $200 thousand
TornadoEF0
2 miles NE of GOODFELLOW AFB
TornadoEF0
3 miles ENE of SAN ANGELO
TornadoEF0
4 miles SSE of VANCOURT. Damage estimate: $50 thousand
TornadoEF1
3 miles SSW of SAN ANGELO RES. Damage estimate: $6.0 million
TornadoEF0
2 miles S of TWIN BUTTES RES. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
TornadoEF1
1 mile WNW of TANKERSLY ARPT. Damage estimate: $150 thousand
TornadoEF0
3 miles NW of ORIENT
TornadoF0
22 miles SE of SAN ANGELO. Damage estimate: $8 thousand
TornadoF1
10 miles SE of SAN ANGELO. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
TornadoF1
6 miles SE of SAN ANGELO. Damage estimate: $300 thousand
TornadoF0
2 miles NNE of WALL
TornadoF1
At CARLSBAD. Damage estimate: $200 thousand
TornadoF0
4 miles NNE of SAN ANGELO
TornadoF0
At VANCOURT
TornadoF1
3 miles SW of VERIBEST. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
TornadoF1
7 miles SE of SAN ANGELO. Damage estimate: $2 thousand
TornadoF1
At VERIBEST. Damage estimate: $1.8 million
TornadoF0
5 miles N of SAN ANGELO
TornadoF0
4 miles NW of SAN ANGELO
TornadoF1
At WALL. Damage estimate: $1.0 million
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
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (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
- Mar4 events
- Apr13 events
- May30 events
- Jun8 events
- Jul0 events
- Aug0 events
- Sep0 events
- Oct1 event
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Rating | Wind estimate of the scale | Events |
|---|---|---|
| EF0 or F0 | 65 to 85 mph (EF0) | 25 |
| EF1 or F1 | 86 to 110 mph (EF1) | 23 |
| EF2 or F2 | 111 to 135 mph (EF2) | 3 |
| EF3 or F3 | 136 to 165 mph (EF3) | 2 |
| EF4 or F4 | 166 to 200 mph (EF4) | 1 |
| EF5 or F5 | more than 200 mph (EF5) | 0 |
| Unrated | no rating on record | 2 |
Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.
The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.
The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Tom Green | All counties of Texas | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events, 1950 to 2026 | 56 | 10,090 | 81,254 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 4.7 | 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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F3 | $300 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $250 thousand | 0 | 2 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $25 thousand | 1 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $30 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $30 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $30 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F2 | $250 thousand | 1 | 7 | County | |
| Tornado | F0 | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Tornado | F4 | $2.5 million | 13 | 159 | County | |
| Tornado | F1 | $3 thousand | 0 | 1 | County | |
| Tornado | F3 | $250 thousand | 0 | 6 | 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 .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Tom Green County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/tom-green/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most tornado events on record for Tom Green County?
- May has 30 of the 56 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 Tom Green County compare with the other counties of Texas?
- The counties of Texas have 3.9 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Tom Green County has 3.7.
- Which tornado ratings are on record for Tom Green County?
- 48 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 6 events have a higher rating. 2 events have no rating.