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Krum, TX tornado history

21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Krum, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 296th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 25, 2024 (EF1, 1.4-mile path); the strongest, on May 24, 2011, was rated EF2.

21tornadoes since 1950
32016–2025
F2/EF2strongest rating
0deaths
1injuries
May 25, 2024most 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: 31960s: 31970s: 21980s: 11990s: 12000s: 32010s: 72020s: 11950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 7
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Krum, 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 Krum, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
May 25, 2024EF11.4 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX9.8 mi
May 29, 2019EF03.7 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX0.1 mi
Apr 30, 2019EF12.9 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX6.4 mi
May 10, 2015EF15.2 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX6.7 mi
May 7, 2015EF112.7 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX7.4 mi
Oct 12, 2013EF00.0 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX9.8 mi
Apr 3, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX8.9 mi
May 24, 2011EF21.5 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX8.1 mi
Jun 6, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX8.4 mi
Jun 6, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX9.3 mi
Mar 4, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX8.4 mi
Sep 13, 1993F00.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX4.3 mi
May 17, 1981F24.9 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX1.5 mi
Oct 30, 1979F00.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX8.7 mi
May 26, 1976F10.1 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX6.1 mi
May 15, 1969F20.2 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX7.4 mi
Apr 22, 1968F11.5 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX7.9 mi
Jun 29, 1967F21.0 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX0.4 mi
Apr 2, 1957F11.5 mi0 / 0Denton County, TX6.5 mi
Apr 1, 1957F00.1 mi0 / 0Cooke County, TX9.0 mi
Apr 5, 1955F237.9 mi0 / 1Denton County, TX7.7 mi

More: Denton County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Krum 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 Krum

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of Krum in damage surveys (4 EF1, 2 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
May 25, 2024EF1110 mph2.0 mi800 yd0 / 003:45–03:47 UTCNWS Fort Worth
May 29, 2019EF075 mph3.7 mi–0 / 018:22–18:31 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 30, 2019EF190 mph2.9 mi250 yd0 / 023:52–00:01 UTCNWS Fort Worth
May 10, 2015EF1100 mph5.3 mi150 yd0 / 019:16–14:55 UTCNWS Fort Worth
May 8, 2015EF1–13.1 mi500 yd0 / 020:30 UTCNWS Fort Worth
Apr 3, 2012EF080 mph0.2 mi20 yd0 / 014:35–00:00 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.