Angleton, TX tornado history
23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Angleton, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 264th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on January 4, 2024 (EF0, 0.6-mile path); the strongest, on April 17, 1966, was rated F3.
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 Angleton, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2024 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| Mar 22, 2022 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| Oct 31, 2018 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 0.1 mi |
| Aug 25, 2017 | EF0 | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| Aug 25, 2017 | EF0 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| May 22, 2017 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF0 | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Jan 9, 2012 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Jan 9, 2012 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 6.5 mi |
| Sep 6, 2002 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| Mar 27, 1999 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Oct 3, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 3.6 mi |
| Feb 22, 1992 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Jan 18, 1991 | F0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 15, 1983 | F1 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 2 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| May 13, 1982 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 0.1 mi |
| May 6, 1982 | F1 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Sep 18, 1979 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 2.3 mi |
| Sep 15, 1968 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F2 | 13.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 1.2 mi |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F3 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| Feb 8, 1956 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazoria County, TX | 0.1 mi |
More: Brazoria County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Angleton 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 Angleton
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of Angleton in damage surveys (1 EF1, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 11:56–11:58 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Mar 22, 2022 | EF0 | 65 mph | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 12:21–12:22 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Oct 31, 2018 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:54–02:55 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Aug 25, 2017 | EF0 | 85 mph | 5.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:44–02:52 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Aug 25, 2017 | EF0 | 85 mph | 4.0 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:09–23:25 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.0 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:04–09:07 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF1 | 90 mph | 3.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:23–09:30 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
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.