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Howe, TX tornado history

29 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Howe, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 161st of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on June 8, 2025 (EF1, 4.0-mile path); the strongest, on March 12, 1971, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 5, 1955, killed 1 along its path.

29tornadoes since 1950
32016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
42injuries
Jun 8, 2025most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 51960s: 41970s: 71980s: 41990s: 32000s: 32010s: 22020s: 11950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 7
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Howe, TX, by decade

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 Howe, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 8, 2025EF14.0 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX3.1 mi
Apr 26, 2016EF06.0 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX9.6 mi
Apr 26, 2016EF02.4 mi0 / 5Grayson County, TX1.3 mi
May 9, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Collin County, TX9.7 mi
May 9, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX5.1 mi
Mar 30, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX8.9 mi
Oct 25, 1997F00.5 mi0 / 1Grayson County, TX8.9 mi
Apr 29, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX8.7 mi
Nov 23, 1992F00.2 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX5.4 mi
Nov 22, 1982F16.0 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX8.0 mi
Nov 22, 1982F12.0 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX4.9 mi
Jun 15, 1982F00.5 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX9.8 mi
Oct 16, 1981F10.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX9.1 mi
Jul 9, 1979F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX8.7 mi
Apr 17, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX6.4 mi
Dec 14, 1971F20.6 mi0 / 1Grayson County, TX8.0 mi
Mar 12, 1971F10.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX6.8 mi
Mar 12, 1971F10.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX1.0 mi
Mar 12, 1971F35.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX1.0 mi
Mar 12, 1971F35.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX1.0 mi
Jul 29, 1963F10.5 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX6.6 mi
Mar 24, 1962F00.1 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX6.6 mi
Mar 24, 1962F12.0 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX6.6 mi
May 19, 1960F22.7 mi0 / 0Grayson County, TX8.7 mi
Apr 2, 1957F310.7 mi0 / 4Collin County, TX6.4 mi
Apr 2, 1957F20.1 mi0 / 2Grayson County, TX3.3 mi
Apr 5, 1955F237.9 mi0 / 1Denton County, TX4.6 mi
Apr 5, 1955F330.2 mi1 / 27Grayson County, TX8.5 mi
Apr 3, 1952F24.9 mi0 / 1Grayson County, TX7.9 mi

More: Grayson County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Howe 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 Howe

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Howe in damage surveys (2 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jun 8, 2025EF195 mph4.6 mi400 yd0 / 002:39–02:45 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 26, 2016EF080 mph6.9 mi–0 / 003:11–03:17 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 26, 2016EF1100 mph2.2 mi–0 / 003:00–03:06 UTCNWS 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.