Addison, TX tornado history
29 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Addison, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 161st of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on March 21, 2022 (EF0, 1.9-mile path); the strongest, on October 20, 2019, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on April 2, 1957, killed 10 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Addison, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| May 16, 2021 | EF1 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 5.4 mi |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 15.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| Jun 16, 2019 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 3.3 mi |
| Mar 8, 2016 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 4.7 mi |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 8.2 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| Sep 5, 2001 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F1 | 13.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| May 11, 1982 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Dallas County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 8.0 mi |
| May 3, 1979 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Jul 4, 1976 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 6.7 mi |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Dallas County, TX | 3.9 mi |
| Jun 9, 1975 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Jun 11, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 3.3 mi |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 | Collin County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 3.9 mi |
| Oct 19, 1971 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 | Dallas County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| Apr 26, 1969 | F2 | 16.5 mi | 0 / 45 | Collin County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Apr 11, 1961 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 | Dallas County, TX | 4.9 mi |
| May 5, 1960 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| May 5, 1960 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 0.9 mi |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 | Dallas County, TX | 0.2 mi |
More: Dallas County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Addison hail history · Texas damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Addison
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 10 tornadoes within 10 miles of Addison in damage surveys (1 EF3, 4 EF1, 5 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:31–23:32 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 16, 2021 | EF1 | 96 mph | 0.6 mi | 90 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:10–19:15 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:00–19:03 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF0 | 75 mph | 1.1 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:42–00:44 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 140 mph | 15.9 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:58–02:30 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Jun 16, 2019 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:43 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 8, 2016 | EF1 | 90 mph | 0.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 14:53–14:54 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 110 mph | 1.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 07:34–07:35 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | – | 5.1 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 07:35–07:37 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 80 mph | 2.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:30–00:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.