Tornado History Map

Somervell County, Texas tornado history

6 tornadoes recorded in or across Somervell County from 1988 to 2015, 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 Somervell County

The Storm Prediction Center records 6 tornadoes whose paths touched Somervell County, Texas between 1988 and 2015. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 12 April 1991. The most recent was on 26 April 2015.

  • 6tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 322per 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 Somervell County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0350%
F1 / EF1117%
F2 / EF2233%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Somervell County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in 1990s.1980s11990s22000s12010s2

The 2010s only run to 2015, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1980s1
1990s2
2000s1
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr5May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr5
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Somervell County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado12 April 1991, F2, 3 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado10 April 2008, EF1, 7.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado26 April 2015, EF0, 0.2 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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