Keller, TX tornado history
40 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Keller, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 74th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on December 13, 2022 (EF1, 3.1-mile path); the strongest, on May 4, 1960, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 13, 2007, 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 Keller, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 3.1 mi | 0 / 5 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 3.1 mi |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.7 mi |
| Jun 16, 2019 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| May 29, 2019 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.5 mi |
| May 29, 2019 | EF0 | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.4 mi |
| Mar 28, 2017 | EF0 | 11.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 1.2 mi |
| Mar 28, 2017 | EF0 | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.0 mi |
| Mar 23, 2016 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF0 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 0.9 mi |
| Nov 5, 2015 | EF0 | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.8 mi |
| Oct 23, 2010 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Feb 10, 2009 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| Apr 24, 2007 | EF1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Apr 17, 2007 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.9 mi |
| Apr 13, 2007 | EF1 | 6.0 mi | 1 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| Jun 1, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.8 mi |
| Apr 23, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 2.9 mi |
| Apr 5, 2003 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 4 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.0 mi |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F1 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 1.5 mi |
| Mar 18, 1984 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| Apr 28, 1982 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| May 21, 1979 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.4 mi |
| May 21, 1979 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.2 mi |
| May 1, 1978 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Jul 4, 1976 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 5.7 mi |
| Jul 4, 1976 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| May 29, 1975 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.5 mi |
| May 14, 1975 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Mar 6, 1973 | F2 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 8.2 mi |
| Sep 26, 1972 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Apr 26, 1969 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| May 30, 1967 | F0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.4 mi |
| May 4, 1960 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 | Tarrant County, TX | 7.5 mi |
More: Tarrant County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Keller 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 Keller
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 10 tornadoes within 10 miles of Keller in damage surveys (4 EF1, 6 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 13, 2022 | EF0 | 60 mph | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:18–14:20 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:49–14:51 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 90 mph | 1.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:34–14:40 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF1 | 110 mph | 3.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 5 | 14:43–14:49 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:12–23:14 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Jun 16, 2019 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.3 mi | 132 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:07–20:09 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 29, 2019 | EF1 | 90 mph | 0.5 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 18:31–18:34 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 29, 2019 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.9 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 18:19–18:26 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 23, 2016 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 02:39–02:40 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Nov 6, 2015 | EF0 | – | 3.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:08–22:12 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.