Tornado History Map

Deaf Smith County, Texas tornado history

49 tornadoes recorded in or across Deaf Smith County from 1957 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 Deaf Smith County

The Storm Prediction Center records 49 tornadoes whose paths touched Deaf Smith County, Texas between 1957 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 19 April 1971. The most recent was on 4 June 2025.

  • 49tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 24injuries
  • 327per 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 Deaf Smith County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03367%
F1 / EF11122%
F2 / EF236%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Deaf Smith County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 1970s.1950s31960s71970s141980s61990s22000s102010s32020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s7
1970s14
1980s6
1990s2
2000s10
2010s3
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr5May20Jun15Jul4Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr5
May20
Jun15
Jul4
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Deaf Smith County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado19 April 1971, F3, 24 injuries, 6.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado24 May 1957, F2, 70.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado4 June 2025, EF0, 0.8 miles long

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

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