Cisco, TX tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Cisco, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 320th 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 May 18, 2025 (EF0, 3.3-mile path); the strongest, on May 9, 2015, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on May 9, 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 Cisco, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | EF0 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 9.7 mi |
| May 9, 2015 | EF3 | 3.8 mi | 1 / 2 | Eastland County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| May 5, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| May 15, 2003 | F0 | 12.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| May 7, 2003 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 0.9 mi |
| Jun 14, 2001 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 2.4 mi |
| Mar 28, 1989 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 1.2 mi |
| Apr 29, 1988 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 1.9 mi |
| Mar 29, 1983 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| May 12, 1982 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| Apr 20, 1977 | F2 | 9.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Callahan County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Mar 17, 1975 | F2 | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 4.8 mi |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 0.9 mi |
| Oct 22, 1970 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Jun 21, 1970 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 1.6 mi |
| Jun 21, 1970 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 1.6 mi |
| Apr 29, 1966 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| May 10, 1959 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Callahan County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Apr 18, 1957 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| May 11, 1955 | F1 | 17.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Eastland County, TX | 0.5 mi |
More: Eastland County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Cisco 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 Cisco
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Cisco in damage surveys (1 EF3, 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 18, 2025 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:48–23:56 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 9, 2015 | EF3 | – | 3.8 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:33 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.