Fairview, TX tornado history
24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Fairview, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 244th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on October 20, 2019 (EF0, 4.8-mile path); the strongest, on October 12, 1969, was rated F3. The deadliest, on May 9, 1993, 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 Fairview, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF0 | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 2.1 mi |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 1 | Collin County, TX | 6.0 mi |
| Apr 9, 2008 | EF1 | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Mar 30, 2007 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Mar 4, 2004 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Collin County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Mar 16, 1998 | F1 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.1 mi |
| Oct 7, 1994 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 2 | Collin County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| May 9, 1993 | F2 | 12.0 mi | 1 / 63 | Dallas County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.8 mi |
| Oct 18, 1985 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Collin County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Jul 27, 1982 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.8 mi |
| Sep 12, 1977 | F2 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Sep 7, 1977 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Mar 26, 1977 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| Sep 1, 1970 | F1 | 14.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Collin County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 | Dallas County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| Apr 26, 1969 | F2 | 16.5 mi | 0 / 45 | Collin County, TX | 3.8 mi |
| Mar 25, 1967 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 2.1 mi |
| Mar 25, 1967 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F2 | 7.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| Apr 27, 1958 | F2 | 15.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.5 mi |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 10.7 mi | 0 / 4 | Collin County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 4 | Collin County, TX | 6.8 mi |
More: Collin County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Fairview 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 Fairview
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Fairview 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 20, 2019 | EF0 | 80 mph | 4.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:22–05:27 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:25–00:27 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.