National Storms

Hurst, TX tornado history

50 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Hurst, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 40th 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 March 16, 2023 (EF1, 6.4-mile path); the strongest, on March 28, 2000, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 13, 2007, killed 1 along its path.

50tornadoes since 1950
102016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
47injuries
Mar 16, 2023most 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: 11960s: 31970s: 141980s: 31990s: 62000s: 82010s: 92020s: 61950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 14
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Hurst, 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 Hurst, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Mar 16, 2023EF16.4 mi0 / 0Dallas County, TX8.8 mi
Dec 13, 2022EF13.1 mi0 / 5Tarrant County, TX7.8 mi
Dec 13, 2022EF11.9 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX3.7 mi
Dec 13, 2022EF00.3 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.9 mi
Mar 21, 2022EF00.6 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX5.2 mi
Nov 24, 2020EF25.0 mi0 / 5Tarrant County, TX9.9 mi
Jun 16, 2019EF10.2 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.6 mi
Jun 16, 2019EF01.3 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.4 mi
May 29, 2019EF10.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.7 mi
Mar 28, 2017EF011.4 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX5.8 mi
Nov 16, 2015EF00.9 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX5.8 mi
Nov 5, 2015EF03.9 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX6.9 mi
Apr 3, 2012EF00.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
Apr 3, 2012EF26.4 mi0 / 7Tarrant County, TX8.9 mi
Oct 23, 2010EF00.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX2.6 mi
Feb 10, 2009EF10.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX5.6 mi
Apr 13, 2007EF16.0 mi1 / 0Tarrant County, TX4.2 mi
Jun 1, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX3.1 mi
Jun 1, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
Apr 23, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX9.4 mi
Apr 5, 2003F00.7 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.6 mi
Apr 5, 2003F00.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX4.1 mi
Mar 28, 2000F38.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
May 7, 1995F110.0 mi0 / 4Tarrant County, TX1.9 mi
Apr 19, 1995F25.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX9.0 mi
Apr 25, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.3 mi
Sep 13, 1993F16.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX9.2 mi
Sep 13, 1993F22.0 mi0 / 5Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
Sep 13, 1993F28.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX9.4 mi
Jun 7, 1989F10.2 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.6 mi
Apr 28, 1982F10.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX2.1 mi
Oct 13, 1981F11.0 mi0 / 2Tarrant County, TX8.8 mi
May 11, 1978F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
May 1, 1978F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX2.1 mi
Jul 4, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX3.0 mi
Jul 4, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.3 mi
May 26, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX4.9 mi
May 29, 1975F10.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX3.0 mi
May 13, 1975F10.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX5.9 mi
May 6, 1973F22.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX6.9 mi
Mar 6, 1973F21.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX1.1 mi
Sep 29, 1972F10.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX8.2 mi
Dec 14, 1971F10.1 mi0 / 1Dallas County, TX7.4 mi
Dec 14, 1971F10.1 mi0 / 4Tarrant County, TX7.4 mi
Dec 14, 1971F10.2 mi0 / 2Tarrant County, TX8.6 mi
Apr 25, 1970F10.5 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.4 mi
Apr 26, 1969F20.1 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX3.2 mi
Sep 7, 1963F20.4 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX4.7 mi
May 4, 1960F37.4 mi0 / 12Tarrant County, TX9.0 mi
Oct 3, 1959F11.0 mi0 / 0Tarrant County, TX7.9 mi

More: Tarrant County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Hurst 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 Hurst

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 14 tornadoes within 10 miles of Hurst in damage surveys (2 EF2, 7 EF1, 5 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
Mar 16, 2023EF1105 mph0.7 mi100 yd0 / 021:52–21:56 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Mar 16, 2023EF1105 mph6.5 mi100 yd0 / 021:47–21:55 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Dec 13, 2022EF060 mph0.3 mi50 yd0 / 014:18–14:20 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Dec 13, 2022EF1100 mph0.8 mi50 yd0 / 014:49–14:51 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Dec 13, 2022EF190 mph1.8 mi40 yd0 / 014:34–14:40 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Dec 13, 2022EF1110 mph3.1 mi150 yd0 / 514:43–14:49 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Mar 21, 2022EF085 mph0.6 mi100 yd0 / 023:12–23:14 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Nov 24, 2020EF2115 mph5.0 mi150 yd0 / 502:51–02:58 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Jun 16, 2019EF085 mph1.3 mi132 yd0 / 020:07–20:09 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Jun 16, 2019EF195 mph0.2 mi100 yd0 / 020:25 UTCNWS Fort Worth
May 29, 2019EF190 mph0.5 mi–0 / 018:31–18:34 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Nov 6, 2015EF0–3.9 mi40 yd0 / 022:08–22:12 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 3, 2012EF085 mph0.5 mi60 yd0 / 013:58–00:00 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 3, 2012EF2135 mph6.2 mi150 yd0 / 013:21–12:09 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.