Tornado History Map

Henderson County, Texas tornado history

41 tornadoes recorded in or across Henderson County from 1952 to 2024, 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 Henderson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 41 tornadoes whose paths touched Henderson County, Texas between 1952 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 54. The busiest month is May, with 13 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 29 April 2017. The most recent was on 3 June 2024.

  • 41tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 54injuries
  • 469per 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 Henderson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01229%
F1 / EF11639%
F2 / EF2717%
F3 / EF3410%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Henderson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1970s.1950s51960s31970s91980s71990s52000s22010s62020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s3
1970s9
1980s7
1990s5
2000s2
2010s6
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in May.Jan2Feb1Mar4Apr8May13Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep2Oct3Nov3Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb1
Mar4
Apr8
May13
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct3
Nov3
Dec3

Records for Henderson County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Log Cabin, Texas tornado29 April 2017, EF4, 2 deaths, 25 injuries, 21.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado4 November 1959, F3, 3 injuries, 25.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado3 June 2024, Unknown rating, 0.5 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Henderson 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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