Freestone County, TX tornado history
18 tornadoes have crossed or touched down in Freestone County, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 207th of 254 Texas counties with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on December 24, 2024 (EF0, 0.5-mile path); the strongest, on October 13, 1981, was rated F3.
Tornadoes whose recorded path crosses the county, or that the NWS listed in it. 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 in Freestone County, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2024 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2024 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Oct 13, 2018 | EF0 | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| May 25, 2015 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 25, 2011 | EF0 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 25, 2011 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Dec 29, 2006 | F0 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Leon County, TX |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Limestone County, TX |
| Apr 28, 1996 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 28, 1996 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Nov 4, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 14, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F3 | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 | Navarro County, TX |
| Apr 13, 1967 | F2 | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Leon County, TX |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F2 | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Freestone County, TX |
Cities in Freestone County with tornado history
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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 in Freestone County
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 4 tornadoes in Freestone County in damage surveys (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:32–23:33 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 28, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 20:35–20:37 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 28, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:47–20:49 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 25, 2015 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:03–21:05 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.