Elsa, TX tornado history
13 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Elsa, 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 March 27, 2025 (EF0, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on April 26, 1967, 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 Elsa, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 2.7 mi |
| Aug 26, 2024 | EFU | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.3 mi |
| Sep 16, 2023 | EFU | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 4.9 mi |
| Jun 1, 2005 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| May 29, 2002 | F0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Sep 9, 2001 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Aug 23, 1999 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| Aug 23, 1999 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 0.9 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Sep 19, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Colorado County, TX | 9.7 mi |
| Sep 18, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.7 mi |
| Apr 26, 1967 | F2 | 40.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 2.7 mi |
More: Hidalgo County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Elsa 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 7, 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.