Cameron, TX tornado history
11 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Cameron, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 466th 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 May 6, 2025 (EF0, 9.3-mile path); the strongest, on May 25, 2015, was rated EF2. The deadliest, on May 25, 2015, killed 1 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 Cameron, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | EF0 | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 2.7 mi |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF1 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Apr 6, 2019 | EFU | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 5.4 mi |
| May 25, 2015 | EF2 | 8.9 mi | 1 / 6 | Milam County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Jun 26, 2004 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 1 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 0.8 mi |
| Sep 21, 1992 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 3 | Milam County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| May 9, 1981 | F2 | 22.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 7.8 mi |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | 26.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 1.1 mi |
| Nov 17, 1971 | F2 | 31.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Bastrop County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Mar 21, 1956 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Milam County, TX | 6.2 mi |
More: Milam County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Cameron 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 Cameron
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Cameron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | EF0 | 85 mph | 9.2 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:15–17:26 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF1 | 110 mph | 3.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:14–00:24 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 25, 2015 | EF2 | 125 mph | 9.0 mi | 400 yd | 1 / 5 | 20:55–21:10 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.