Commerce, TX tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Commerce, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 320th 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 April 29, 2017 (EF0, 8.6-mile path); the strongest, on April 19, 1996, 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 Commerce, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Hopkins County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF1 | 11.8 mi | 0 / 4 | Hunt County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| May 2, 2009 | EF0 | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| May 24, 2003 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Delta County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Oct 2, 1998 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hopkins County, TX | 5.7 mi |
| Oct 2, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 0.6 mi |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 2.3 mi |
| Nov 3, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| May 13, 1985 | F2 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 23 | Hunt County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 18, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 18, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Apr 18, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Apr 18, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 7, 1974 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 11.9 mi | 0 / 2 | Hunt County, TX | 3.0 mi |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hopkins County, TX | 10.0 mi |
| Jan 14, 1960 | F2 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 | Hopkins County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| May 6, 1954 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 7.3 mi |
More: Hunt County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Commerce 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 Commerce
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Commerce in damage surveys (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | 90 mph | 7.2 mi | 700 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:22–22:33 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 25 mph | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 16:53–12:09 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.