Tornado History Map

Kaufman County, Texas tornado history

41 tornadoes recorded in or across Kaufman County from 1957 to 2020, 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 Kaufman County

The Storm Prediction Center records 41 tornadoes whose paths touched Kaufman County, Texas between 1957 and 2020. They killed 1 person and injured 10. The busiest month is April, with 16 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 5 May 1978. The most recent was on 16 May 2020.

  • 41tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 10injuries
  • 525per 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 Kaufman County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01946%
F1 / EF11332%
F2 / EF2615%
F3 / EF337%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Kaufman County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 1990s.1950s11960s31970s81980s21990s142010s122020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
1970s8
1980s2
1990s14
2010s12
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in Apr.Jan2Feb1Mar3Apr16May11Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct6Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb1
Mar3
Apr16
May11
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct6
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Kaufman County

  • Deadliest: Texas tornado25 April 1970, F2, 1 death, 0.1 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Texas tornado5 May 1978, F3, 29.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado16 May 2020, EF0, 2.2 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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