Tornado History Map

Motley County, Texas tornado history

28 tornadoes recorded in or across Motley 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 Motley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 28 tornadoes whose paths touched Motley County, Texas between 1957 and 2025. They killed 4 people and injured 16. The busiest month is May, with 13 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 21 June 2023. The most recent was on 24 April 2025.

  • 28tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 16injuries
  • 283per 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 Motley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01346%
F1 / EF1414%
F2 / EF227%
F3 / EF3414%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating518%

Motley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1980s.1950s11960s41970s21980s51990s52000s32010s32020s5

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
1960s4
1970s2
1980s5
1990s5
2000s3
2010s3
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr5May13Jun7Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May13
Jun7
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Motley County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Matador, Texas tornado21 June 2023, EF3, 4 deaths, 15 injuries, 9.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado23 March 1973, F2, 24.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado24 April 2025, Unknown rating, 1.9 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Motley 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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