Bryan, TX tornado history
22 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Bryan, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 278th 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 March 21, 2022 (EF0, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on April 5, 1956, 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 Bryan, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Burleson County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| May 8, 2019 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 24, 2019 | EF2 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 4.9 mi |
| May 26, 2016 | EF1 | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 3.9 mi |
| Feb 3, 2012 | EF2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Burleson County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Dec 29, 2006 | F1 | 4.5 mi | 0 / 3 | Brazos County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| May 12, 2004 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 0.7 mi |
| Mar 16, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Feb 24, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Oct 5, 2003 | F1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Brazos County, TX | 0.7 mi |
| Jun 13, 2003 | F0 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 0.3 mi |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| May 13, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Apr 27, 1990 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 1.2 mi |
| Feb 9, 1981 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Brazos County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| May 17, 1965 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| May 20, 1960 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 2.4 mi |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 0.3 mi |
| Apr 5, 1956 | F3 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 1.2 mi |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F2 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 3.8 mi |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Brazos County, TX | 6.4 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 Bryan
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Bryan in damage surveys (1 EF2, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:40–01:41 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF2 | 120 mph | 1.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 1 | 21:54 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| May 26, 2016 | EF1 | 110 mph | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:30–17:38 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.