Buda, TX tornado history
21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Buda, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 296th 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 February 19, 2017 (EF0, 3.0-mile path); the strongest, on April 22, 1985, was rated F2.
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 Buda, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF1 | 9.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| May 23, 2015 | EF0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Travis County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 9.1 mi |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 3 | Hays County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 3 | Hays County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| Apr 7, 1998 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| May 27, 1997 | F1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| May 13, 1994 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 22, 1985 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 3.5 mi |
| Jun 22, 1982 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Travis County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F1 | 14.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Caldwell County, TX | 0.8 mi |
| May 1, 1979 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Travis County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| Apr 7, 1976 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Caldwell County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Hays County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| May 5, 1975 | F0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Travis County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| Sep 13, 1973 | F1 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Caldwell County, TX | 9.3 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Travis County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 29, 1954 | F1 | 15.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hays County, TX | 6.8 mi |
More: Hays County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Buda 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 Buda
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Buda in damage surveys (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2015 | EF0 | 85 mph | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:11–02:13 UTC | NWS Austin/San Antonio |
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.