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The National Weather Service issued 2,908 tornado warnings, 23,057 severe thunderstorm warnings and 4,312 flash flood warnings for Texas from 2016 to 2025, about 291, 2,306 and 431 a year. That ranks 1st of 52 states and territories for tornado warnings. Harris County had the most of any county: 136 tornado warnings.
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Texas counties ranked by tornado warnings
Warnings that listed each county, 2016 to 2025, and tornadoes recorded in the county since 1950. A warning can list several counties, so the county numbers add up to more than the state total.
| County | Tornado warnings | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood | Tornadoes since 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 136 | 378 | 216 | 253 |
| Fort Bend County | 88 | 181 | 93 | 62 |
| Brazoria County | 83 | 210 | 125 | 98 |
| Jasper County | 75 | 232 | 139 | 58 |
| Rusk County | 72 | 333 | 61 | 74 |
| Galveston County | 71 | 165 | 105 | 126 |
| Newton County | 69 | 238 | 124 | 33 |
| Montgomery County | 68 | 300 | 107 | 54 |
| Harrison County | 64 | 348 | 49 | 89 |
| Panola County | 63 | 318 | 68 | 54 |
| Waller County | 62 | 162 | 69 | 22 |
| Bowie County | 61 | 297 | 49 | 58 |
| Pecos County | 60 | 664 | 109 | 99 |
| Liberty County | 58 | 221 | 77 | 65 |
| Cass County | 57 | 283 | 33 | 72 |
| Chambers County | 52 | 131 | 80 | 34 |
| Shelby County | 51 | 276 | 85 | 47 |
| Smith County | 51 | 249 | 58 | 76 |
| Van Zandt County | 45 | 166 | 11 | 42 |
| Upshur County | 44 | 227 | 41 | 26 |
| Ochiltree County | 43 | 378 | 17 | 71 |
| Red River County | 43 | 240 | 42 | 40 |
| Marion County | 43 | 232 | 27 | 23 |
| Nacogdoches County | 41 | 286 | 62 | 51 |
| Tyler County | 41 | 154 | 79 | 23 |
| Jefferson County | 40 | 123 | 154 | 111 |
| Austin County | 39 | 136 | 55 | 27 |
| Gray County | 38 | 402 | 19 | 93 |
| Cherokee County | 38 | 240 | 62 | 45 |
| Walker County | 37 | 244 | 56 | 20 |
| Wood County | 37 | 191 | 30 | 45 |
| Duval County | 37 | 148 | 21 | 18 |
| Hardin County | 37 | 143 | 119 | 30 |
| Clay County | 36 | 447 | 28 | 43 |
| Grimes County | 36 | 221 | 70 | 15 |
| Orange County | 36 | 129 | 156 | 32 |
| Sabine County | 35 | 183 | 47 | 23 |
| Roberts County | 34 | 412 | 15 | 44 |
| Motley County | 34 | 353 | 14 | 28 |
| Jones County | 33 | 379 | 35 | 88 |
| Wheeler County | 33 | 272 | 9 | 60 |
| Donley County | 32 | 310 | 12 | 62 |
| Dickens County | 32 | 301 | 17 | 44 |
| Houston County | 32 | 212 | 29 | 32 |
| Titus County | 32 | 196 | 24 | 27 |
| Coleman County | 31 | 325 | 35 | 43 |
| San Augustine County | 31 | 208 | 55 | 21 |
| Wharton County | 31 | 121 | 56 | 71 |
| Morris County | 30 | 188 | 22 | 18 |
| Lamar County | 30 | 159 | 12 | 49 |
| Wilbarger County | 29 | 581 | 26 | 56 |
| Hansford County | 29 | 340 | 10 | 69 |
| San Jacinto County | 29 | 195 | 58 | 21 |
| Carson County | 28 | 480 | 25 | 96 |
| Henderson County | 28 | 177 | 18 | 38 |
| Jim Wells County | 28 | 109 | 37 | 47 |
| Lamb County | 27 | 358 | 22 | 97 |
| Lipscomb County | 27 | 317 | 9 | 45 |
| Gregg County | 27 | 211 | 38 | 37 |
| Madison County | 27 | 167 | 24 | 17 |
| Hemphill County | 26 | 311 | 7 | 54 |
| Collingsworth County | 26 | 203 | 7 | 44 |
| Hill County | 26 | 200 | 39 | 62 |
| Bastrop County | 26 | 164 | 33 | 35 |
| Milam County | 26 | 131 | 15 | 27 |
| Fayette County | 26 | 109 | 24 | 31 |
| Armstrong County | 25 | 353 | 23 | 49 |
| Brown County | 25 | 216 | 32 | 39 |
| Bell County | 25 | 183 | 43 | 72 |
| Camp County | 25 | 160 | 20 | 14 |
| Wichita County | 24 | 456 | 32 | 64 |
| Hutchinson County | 24 | 400 | 14 | 80 |
| Castro County | 24 | 265 | 15 | 88 |
| Williamson County | 24 | 179 | 49 | 73 |
| Live Oak County | 24 | 114 | 23 | 36 |
| Robertson County | 24 | 110 | 19 | 18 |
| San Patricio County | 24 | 94 | 78 | 59 |
| Tom Green County | 23 | 415 | 72 | 57 |
| Hall County | 23 | 346 | 18 | 56 |
| Tarrant County | 23 | 302 | 63 | 113 |
| Haskell County | 23 | 262 | 16 | 60 |
| Parker County | 23 | 228 | 30 | 78 |
| Leon County | 23 | 104 | 10 | 24 |
| Callahan County | 22 | 313 | 22 | 50 |
| Terrell County | 22 | 267 | 37 | 10 |
| Cooke County | 22 | 258 | 33 | 63 |
| Fisher County | 22 | 247 | 26 | 51 |
| Ellis County | 22 | 223 | 44 | 64 |
| Palo Pinto County | 22 | 192 | 24 | 48 |
| Coryell County | 22 | 186 | 38 | 36 |
| Potter County | 21 | 460 | 37 | 43 |
| Oldham County | 21 | 373 | 12 | 25 |
| Baylor County | 21 | 369 | 26 | 30 |
| Sherman County | 21 | 343 | 10 | 44 |
| Taylor County | 21 | 335 | 36 | 71 |
| Polk County | 21 | 192 | 40 | 31 |
| Hidalgo County | 21 | 173 | 76 | 41 |
| Dallam County | 20 | 362 | 11 | 40 |
| Hartley County | 20 | 358 | 8 | 36 |
| Hockley County | 20 | 349 | 29 | 80 |
| Shackelford County | 20 | 337 | 13 | 27 |
| Denton County | 20 | 310 | 55 | 59 |
| Collin County | 20 | 301 | 55 | 56 |
| Franklin County | 20 | 160 | 22 | 18 |
| Hopkins County | 20 | 111 | 10 | 36 |
| Refugio County | 20 | 85 | 63 | 25 |
| Swisher County | 19 | 273 | 15 | 78 |
| Grayson County | 19 | 255 | 32 | 72 |
| McCulloch County | 19 | 231 | 48 | 30 |
| Concho County | 19 | 224 | 28 | 29 |
| Kaufman County | 19 | 208 | 29 | 39 |
| Johnson County | 19 | 202 | 37 | 110 |
| Navarro County | 19 | 192 | 31 | 51 |
| Limestone County | 19 | 169 | 34 | 31 |
| McLennan County | 19 | 165 | 37 | 70 |
| Freestone County | 19 | 147 | 25 | 15 |
| Falls County | 19 | 128 | 28 | 19 |
| McMullen County | 19 | 112 | 18 | 6 |
| Lee County | 19 | 110 | 16 | 32 |
| Matagorda County | 19 | 87 | 59 | 47 |
| Aransas County | 19 | 53 | 63 | 16 |
| Foard County | 18 | 375 | 22 | 24 |
| Randall County | 18 | 367 | 57 | 90 |
| Briscoe County | 18 | 306 | 16 | 51 |
| Crockett County | 18 | 259 | 31 | 13 |
| Throckmorton County | 18 | 236 | 9 | 42 |
| Wise County | 18 | 226 | 27 | 66 |
| Glasscock County | 18 | 222 | 42 | 25 |
| Hunt County | 18 | 216 | 17 | 62 |
| San Saba County | 18 | 208 | 35 | 16 |
| Montague County | 18 | 187 | 29 | 57 |
| Bosque County | 18 | 181 | 32 | 40 |
| Colorado County | 18 | 108 | 43 | 31 |
| Rains County | 18 | 85 | 6 | 17 |
| Floyd County | 17 | 342 | 12 | 61 |
| Runnels County | 17 | 291 | 24 | 56 |
| Cottle County | 17 | 272 | 7 | 37 |
| Upton County | 17 | 233 | 29 | 20 |
| Brazos County | 17 | 206 | 34 | 28 |
| Jack County | 17 | 195 | 26 | 30 |
| Fannin County | 17 | 191 | 17 | 60 |
| Bee County | 17 | 106 | 27 | 36 |
| Moore County | 16 | 382 | 9 | 58 |
| Hale County | 16 | 369 | 9 | 138 |
| Archer County | 16 | 357 | 23 | 33 |
| Dallas County | 16 | 297 | 87 | 108 |
| Webb County | 16 | 251 | 56 | 9 |
| Howard County | 16 | 243 | 58 | 52 |
| Guadalupe County | 16 | 158 | 43 | 27 |
| Mason County | 16 | 134 | 38 | 11 |
| Deaf Smith County | 15 | 303 | 17 | 41 |
| Garza County | 15 | 279 | 19 | 26 |
| King County | 15 | 233 | 6 | 24 |
| Bailey County | 15 | 203 | 15 | 62 |
| Hays County | 15 | 163 | 54 | 31 |
| Cameron County | 15 | 114 | 66 | 68 |
| Kent County | 14 | 258 | 10 | 24 |
| Irion County | 14 | 229 | 19 | 15 |
| Trinity County | 14 | 197 | 37 | 26 |
| Burnet County | 14 | 192 | 43 | 35 |
| Hamilton County | 14 | 184 | 26 | 26 |
| Menard County | 14 | 166 | 36 | 4 |
| Lampasas County | 14 | 141 | 22 | 14 |
| Caldwell County | 14 | 134 | 35 | 26 |
| Hardeman County | 13 | 388 | 19 | 42 |
| Crosby County | 13 | 348 | 20 | 63 |
| Knox County | 13 | 315 | 25 | 31 |
| Borden County | 13 | 229 | 46 | 11 |
| Sterling County | 13 | 168 | 11 | 19 |
| Angelina County | 13 | 162 | 49 | 44 |
| Burleson County | 13 | 157 | 28 | 24 |
| Comal County | 13 | 153 | 59 | 16 |
| Kleberg County | 13 | 93 | 51 | 30 |
| Andrews County | 12 | 310 | 36 | 25 |
| Midland County | 12 | 266 | 89 | 37 |
| Medina County | 12 | 219 | 45 | 27 |
| Schleicher County | 12 | 210 | 31 | 11 |
| Stonewall County | 12 | 209 | 10 | 27 |
| Erath County | 12 | 186 | 14 | 46 |
| Cochran County | 12 | 168 | 14 | 38 |
| Comanche County | 12 | 157 | 10 | 39 |
| Washington County | 12 | 139 | 42 | 30 |
| Anderson County | 12 | 130 | 14 | 36 |
| Mills County | 12 | 122 | 17 | 13 |
| Nueces County | 12 | 106 | 91 | 108 |
| Willacy County | 12 | 101 | 30 | 22 |
| Kinney County | 11 | 239 | 33 | 14 |
| Scurry County | 11 | 226 | 45 | 43 |
| Childress County | 11 | 224 | 9 | 27 |
| Kerr County | 11 | 224 | 43 | 11 |
| Coke County | 11 | 223 | 19 | 16 |
| Nolan County | 11 | 223 | 23 | 49 |
| Uvalde County | 11 | 220 | 50 | 14 |
| Mitchell County | 11 | 212 | 37 | 54 |
| Crane County | 11 | 207 | 29 | 19 |
| Winkler County | 11 | 201 | 15 | 11 |
| Ward County | 11 | 198 | 22 | 16 |
| Kimble County | 11 | 162 | 53 | 7 |
| Stephens County | 11 | 161 | 15 | 22 |
| Hood County | 11 | 123 | 18 | 30 |
| Ector County | 10 | 261 | 75 | 45 |
| Travis County | 10 | 194 | 70 | 71 |
| Kendall County | 10 | 175 | 35 | 21 |
| Blanco County | 10 | 165 | 24 | 18 |
| Young County | 10 | 165 | 13 | 52 |
| Sutton County | 10 | 154 | 33 | 5 |
| Lavaca County | 10 | 82 | 17 | 35 |
| Calhoun County | 10 | 49 | 38 | 33 |
| Bexar County | 9 | 200 | 81 | 72 |
| Eastland County | 9 | 163 | 11 | 58 |
| Llano County | 9 | 152 | 28 | 11 |
| Delta County | 9 | 104 | 8 | 8 |
| Kenedy County | 9 | 83 | 9 | 6 |
| Lubbock County | 8 | 368 | 27 | 99 |
| Val Verde County | 8 | 271 | 38 | 45 |
| Reagan County | 8 | 187 | 23 | 16 |
| Frio County | 8 | 130 | 9 | 16 |
| Goliad County | 8 | 91 | 24 | 20 |
| Lynn County | 7 | 266 | 19 | 45 |
| Edwards County | 7 | 253 | 46 | 4 |
| Gaines County | 7 | 244 | 39 | 38 |
| Dawson County | 7 | 201 | 32 | 55 |
| Parmer County | 7 | 191 | 13 | 56 |
| Real County | 7 | 160 | 47 | 2 |
| Gonzales County | 7 | 138 | 22 | 21 |
| Reeves County | 6 | 255 | 42 | 48 |
| Bandera County | 6 | 195 | 49 | 7 |
| Gillespie County | 6 | 184 | 41 | 18 |
| La Salle County | 6 | 140 | 23 | 9 |
| Brooks County | 6 | 92 | 13 | 5 |
| Victoria County | 6 | 69 | 37 | 39 |
| Rockwall County | 5 | 112 | 20 | 19 |
| Brewster County | 4 | 401 | 47 | 21 |
| Zavala County | 4 | 159 | 16 | 10 |
| Starr County | 4 | 148 | 36 | 4 |
| Loving County | 4 | 132 | 8 | 7 |
| Terry County | 3 | 210 | 13 | 35 |
| Yoakum County | 3 | 151 | 10 | 26 |
| Atascosa County | 3 | 117 | 18 | 17 |
| El Paso County | 3 | 102 | 106 | 6 |
| Dimmit County | 3 | 99 | 10 | 3 |
| Somervell County | 3 | 99 | 17 | 6 |
| Hudspeth County | 2 | 185 | 51 | 11 |
| Maverick County | 2 | 154 | 22 | 14 |
| Wilson County | 2 | 131 | 19 | 19 |
| DeWitt County | 2 | 85 | 15 | 15 |
| Jackson County | 2 | 61 | 35 | 42 |
| Martin County | 1 | 262 | 49 | 37 |
| Zapata County | 1 | 140 | 31 | 5 |
| Jim Hogg County | 1 | 108 | 17 | 4 |
| Presidio County | 1 | 104 | 18 | 5 |
| Jeff Davis County | 0 | 158 | 63 | 11 |
| Culberson County | 0 | 148 | 34 | 6 |
| Karnes County | 0 | 78 | 19 | 22 |
Texas warnings by year
Each warning counts once for the state, however many counties it covered. 2008 is the first full year the National Weather Service drew an outline around every warning.
Tornadoes since 1950
9,652 tornadoes have been recorded in Texas since 1950, 55 of them rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. They killed 594 people and injured 9,628. May had the most (2,952).
| Year | Tornado | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Oct 19 | 155 | 2,155 | 843 |
| 2025 | 287 | 3,172 | 747 |
| 2024 | 372 | 2,681 | 574 |
| 2023 | 249 | 3,176 | 367 |
| 2022 | 258 | 1,634 | 291 |
| 2021 | 238 | 1,995 | 470 |
| 2020 | 218 | 1,875 | 226 |
| 2019 | 428 | 2,651 | 280 |
| 2018 | 180 | 1,478 | 415 |
| 2017 | 457 | 2,219 | 394 |
| 2016 | 221 | 2,176 | 548 |
| 2015 | 551 | 2,400 | 1,060 |
| 2014 | 143 | 1,469 | 392 |
| 2013 | 137 | 1,644 | 246 |
| 2012 | 271 | 2,059 | 281 |
| 2011 | 262 | 1,661 | 51 |
| 2010 | 315 | 1,530 | 451 |
| 2009 | 349 | 2,608 | 466 |
| 2008 | 306 | 2,165 | 388 |
What stands out in Texas
2015 was the busiest year for tornado warnings in Texas since 2008, with 551 tornado warnings, and it was also the busiest year for flash flood warnings (1,060).
Since 2008, 11 tornado warnings and 141 flash flood warnings for Texas were raised to a tornado emergency or a flash flood emergency for at least part of the warned area: the Weather Service’s rarest warning, used when a severe threat to life is happening or about to happen.
639 severe thunderstorm warnings for Texas carried the “destructive” tag (winds of 80 mph or more, or hail 2.75 inches or larger) since the tag started in August 2021. Only those severe thunderstorm warnings set off Wireless Emergency Alerts on phones.
6 tornadoes in Texas since 1950 were rated F5 or EF5, the strongest recorded there. The most recent was on May 27, 1997.
National Weather Service warnings from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive through October 19, 2026; tornado ratings from the Storm Prediction Center and NOAA Storm Events.
States next to Texas
Tornado warnings for each neighboring state, 2016 to 2025.
- Louisiana 1,633 tornado warnings
- Oklahoma 1,484 tornado warnings
- Arkansas 1,182 tornado warnings
- New Mexico 176 tornado warnings
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Texas tornado warnings: questions people ask
How many tornado warnings does Texas get a year?
About 291 a year: the National Weather Service issued 2,908 tornado warnings for Texas from 2016 to 2025, 1st of 52 states and territories.
Which Texas county gets the most tornado warnings?
Harris County has the most: 136 tornado warnings listed it from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Fort Bend County with 88. A warning can list several counties, so county counts add up to more than the state total.
Which Texas city gets the most tornado warnings?
Katy has the most among cities and towns with 10,000 people or more: the outlines of 21 tornado warnings covered its center from 2016 to 2025.
When is tornado season in Texas?
May and April: 48% of the 9,652 tornadoes recorded in Texas since 1950 came in those two months. Tornadoes have struck Texas in every month of the year.
About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings that listed a Texas county, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Texas data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Texas tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/texas. National Weather Service data through October 19, 2026.
Sources: IEM warning archive · NWS 2007 outlines · SPC tornado database · Census places · Census population estimates · NWS tornado alerts