Devine, TX tornado history
13 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Devine, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 443rd 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 August 15, 2022 (EF0, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on March 19, 2012, 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 Devine, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2022 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Frio County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF1 | 7.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF2 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Mar 26, 2007 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 4.4 mi |
| Apr 7, 2002 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Frio County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| Mar 19, 2002 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 8.8 mi |
| May 19, 2000 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 2.0 mi |
| Feb 25, 1998 | F1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Atascosa County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Feb 25, 1998 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| May 27, 1997 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Frio County, TX | 7.8 mi |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 3.3 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 1.4 mi |
| May 2, 1958 | F2 | 20.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Medina County, TX | 9.8 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 Devine
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Devine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2022 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:35 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.