Tornado History Map

Cochran County, Texas tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Cochran County from 1956 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Cochran County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Cochran County, Texas between 1956 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 17 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 17 April 1970. The most recent was on 5 June 2025.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 24injuries
  • 490per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Cochran County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02155%
F1 / EF1513%
F2 / EF2411%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating718%

Cochran County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 1960s.1950s11960s111970s51980s51990s32000s42010s12020s8

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s11
1970s5
1980s5
1990s3
2000s4
2010s1
2020s8
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr5May17Jun10Jul3Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May17
Jun10
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cochran County

  • Strongest: Whiteface, Texas tornado17 April 1970, F4, 24 injuries, 30 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado16 May 1969, F0, 42.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado5 June 2025, Unknown rating, 4.5 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Cochran County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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