Tornado History Map

Hardin County, Texas tornado history

33 tornadoes recorded in or across Hardin County from 1964 to 2023, 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 Hardin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 33 tornadoes whose paths touched Hardin County, Texas between 1964 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 8. The busiest month is October, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 23 November 2004. The most recent was on 8 May 2023.

  • 33tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 8injuries
  • 371per 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 Hardin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01442%
F1 / EF11133%
F2 / EF2824%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hardin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1970s.1960s31970s101980s31990s52000s92010s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s10
1980s3
1990s5
2000s9
2010s2
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in Oct.Jan4Feb0Mar3Apr1May3Jun3Jul1Aug2Sep0Oct11Nov3Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb0
Mar3
Apr1
May3
Jun3
Jul1
Aug2
Sep0
Oct11
Nov3
Dec2

Records for Hardin County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Texas tornado23 November 2004, F2, 1 death, 8 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado10 December 1983, F2, 4 injuries, 26 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado8 May 2023, EF0, 6.1 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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