Converse, TX tornado history
21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Converse, 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 October 26, 2023 (EF0, 2.0-mile path); the strongest, on February 19, 2017, was rated EF2.
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 Converse, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2023 | EF0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Guadalupe County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Oct 26, 2023 | EF0 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 6.7 mi |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF0 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 2.6 mi |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF2 | 4.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| May 24, 2013 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 3.7 mi |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 4.7 mi |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Jul 14, 2007 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 5.8 mi |
| Nov 16, 2004 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Comal County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| May 21, 1992 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Comal County, TX | 8.2 mi |
| Feb 11, 1984 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 10.0 mi |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 12.2 mi | 0 / 2 | Bexar County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| Apr 20, 1979 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Nov 1, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 6.5 mi |
| Mar 15, 1972 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 4.8 mi |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Comal County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | 7.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Bexar County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| May 16, 1969 | F2 | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 | Bexar County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Jul 12, 1954 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Bexar County, TX | 4.9 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 Converse
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Converse in damage surveys (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2023 | EF0 | 65 mph | 2.0 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:39–13:47 UTC | NWS Austin/San Antonio |
| Oct 26, 2023 | EF0 | 80 mph | 5.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:01–13:18 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.