Benbrook, TX tornado history
39 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Benbrook, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 82nd 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 December 13, 2022 (EF1, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on April 16, 2002, was rated F3. The deadliest, on March 28, 2000, killed 2 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 Benbrook, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 6.5 mi |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 1.5 mi |
| Mar 8, 2016 | EF0 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 1.6 mi |
| Apr 24, 2015 | EF0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| May 11, 2011 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.9 mi |
| Sep 7, 2010 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 3.5 mi |
| Apr 23, 2008 | EF2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Apr 17, 2008 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 9.1 mi |
| Apr 13, 2007 | EF0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 0.3 mi |
| Apr 25, 2005 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 4.0 mi | 2 / 80 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 0.8 mi |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F2 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.1 mi |
| Nov 20, 1994 | F0 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 5, 1990 | F2 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Jun 3, 1983 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 2.6 mi |
| Apr 2, 1980 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| May 3, 1979 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 0.7 mi |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F1 | 8.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 1.8 mi |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| May 14, 1974 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 2.6 mi |
| Jun 19, 1973 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| May 11, 1973 | F2 | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.8 mi |
| Dec 12, 1971 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Aug 31, 1970 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 10.0 mi |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| Jun 3, 1968 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Apr 22, 1968 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 2.6 mi |
| Jun 23, 1965 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Johnson County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Sep 21, 1964 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Nov 17, 1957 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Tarrant County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.8 mi |
More: Tarrant County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Benbrook 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 Benbrook
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of Benbrook in damage surveys (2 EF1, 1 EF0, 1 EFU). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 105 mph | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:14–14:16 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.8 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:10–14:12 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF1 | 100 mph | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:37–22:41 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 8, 2016 | EFU | 80 mph | 2.0 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 14:03–14:05 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.