San Saba County, Texas tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across San Saba County from 1956 to 2009, 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 San Saba County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched San Saba County, Texas between 1956 and 2009. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 12 March 1999. The most recent was on 12 June 2009.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 141per 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 San Saba County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0956%
F1 / EF1531%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

San Saba County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1950s11970s21980s31990s62000s4

The 2000s only run to 2009, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s2
1980s3
1990s6
2000s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr2May4Jun6Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May4
Jun6
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for San Saba County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Texas tornado12 March 1999, F2, 8 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado12 June 2009, EF0, 0.5 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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