Fate, TX tornado history
23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Fate, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 264th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on March 29, 2022 (EF1, 0.5-mile path); the strongest, on December 26, 2015, was rated EF4. The deadliest, on December 26, 2015, killed 10 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 Fate, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2022 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 7.9 mi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 4.2 mi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 5.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 7.0 mi |
| May 29, 2019 | EF0 | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 2.8 mi |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF2 | 5.3 mi | 2 / 119 | Collin County, TX | 8.2 mi |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | 13.0 mi | 10 / 468 | Dallas County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF3 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 3 | Rockwall County, TX | 5.8 mi |
| Sep 8, 2010 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| Apr 13, 2007 | EF0 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 4.2 mi |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| May 13, 1985 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 2.9 mi |
| Mar 23, 1984 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 4.1 mi |
| Feb 26, 1984 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hunt County, TX | 4.1 mi |
| May 30, 1976 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| May 23, 1976 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Jul 25, 1975 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Dallas County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| Oct 12, 1973 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 3.9 mi |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 3.9 mi |
| May 12, 1968 | F2 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 | Dallas County, TX | 6.4 mi |
| Jul 5, 1958 | F0 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| Jun 20, 1958 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Rockwall County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| May 25, 1954 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.9 mi |
More: Rockwall County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Fate 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 Fate
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Fate in damage surveys (1 EF4, 1 EF3, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2022 | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:34–09:36 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 90 mph | 2.0 mi | 152 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:48–02:54 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF1 | 100 mph | 6.0 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:36–02:45 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 29, 2019 | EF0 | 75 mph | 3.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:58–20:03 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | – | 13.0 mi | 550 yd | 10 / 468 | 00:44–01:03 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF3 | 152 mph | 4.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:54–00:00 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.