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Anson, TX tornado history

24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Anson, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 244th 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 May 2, 2024 (EF3, 3.3-mile path). The deadliest, on May 25, 1962, killed 1 along its path.

24tornadoes since 1950
52016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
12injuries
May 2, 2024most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 21960s: 31970s: 31980s: 41990s: 42000s: 32010s: 12020s: 41950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 4
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Anson, TX, by decade

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 Anson, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
May 2, 2024EF33.3 mi0 / 4Jones County, TX9.2 mi
May 2, 2024EFU0.8 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX8.8 mi
Jun 11, 2023EFU0.4 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX8.2 mi
May 23, 2023EF24.6 mi0 / 2Jones County, TX6.6 mi
Mar 28, 2017EF04.5 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX5.6 mi
Apr 23, 2008EF06.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX6.7 mi
Apr 23, 2008EF00.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX3.5 mi
Jun 12, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX5.6 mi
May 11, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX1.9 mi
May 14, 1990F30.2 mi0 / 2Jones County, TX8.7 mi
May 14, 1990F20.2 mi0 / 3Jones County, TX8.0 mi
May 14, 1990F10.2 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX6.6 mi
Jun 1, 1988F11.0 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX9.8 mi
Apr 19, 1986F00.2 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX5.9 mi
May 10, 1983F10.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX9.7 mi
Jun 3, 1981F00.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX8.6 mi
Aug 2, 1979F00.1 mi0 / 0Taylor County, TX2.3 mi
Apr 7, 1976F10.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX9.1 mi
Apr 7, 1976F10.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX9.1 mi
May 25, 1962F00.1 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX6.6 mi
May 25, 1962F34.1 mi1 / 1Jones County, TX8.0 mi
Apr 26, 1962F00.3 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX5.6 mi
Jul 4, 1956F01.0 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX8.7 mi
May 26, 1954F01.0 mi0 / 0Jones County, TX0.4 mi

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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 Anson

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Anson in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF2). 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
May 2, 2024EF3165 mph3.3 mi210 yd0 / 400:06–00:33 UTCNWS San Angelo
May 23, 2023EF2130 mph2.3 mi700 yd0 / 202:13–02:47 UTCNWS San Angelo

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.