Argyle, TX tornado history
17 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Argyle, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 372nd of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 30, 2019 (EF1, 2.9-mile path); the strongest, on May 24, 2011, was rated EF2.
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 Argyle, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF1 | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| Mar 28, 2017 | EF1 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF1 | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.0 mi |
| May 10, 2015 | EF1 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 1.8 mi |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 4.9 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| Apr 24, 2007 | EF1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Jul 26, 1971 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Denton County, TX | 9.3 mi |
| Apr 22, 1968 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| May 30, 1967 | F0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| Aug 21, 1960 | F2 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 | Denton County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| May 4, 1960 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Nov 3, 1959 | F2 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 3.5 mi |
More: Denton County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Argyle 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 Argyle
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Argyle in damage surveys (5 EF1, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF1 | 90 mph | 2.9 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:52–00:01 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF1 | – | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:25–23:29 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 28, 2017 | EF1 | 95 mph | 1.6 mi | 130 yd | 0 / 0 | 07:31–07:33 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Nov 17, 2015 | EF1 | – | 2.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 19:53 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 10, 2015 | EF1 | 100 mph | 5.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:16–14:55 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:35–00:00 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.