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Leander, TX tornado history

19 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Leander, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 341st 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 May 20, 2018 (EF1, 5.1-mile path); the strongest, on May 27, 1997, was rated F3.

19tornadoes since 1950
12016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
0deaths
20injuries
May 20, 2018most 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: 11970s: 21980s: 31990s: 22000s: 42010s: 62020s: 01950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 6
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Leander, 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 Leander, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
May 20, 2018EF15.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX2.5 mi
May 25, 2015EF10.3 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX8.9 mi
May 23, 2015EF10.6 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX4.2 mi
May 23, 2015EF01.2 mi0 / 0Travis County, TX3.5 mi
May 23, 2015EF13.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX9.3 mi
May 23, 2015EF11.3 mi0 / 0Travis County, TX6.0 mi
Nov 23, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX9.0 mi
Mar 16, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX6.7 mi
Mar 16, 2000F21.5 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX1.9 mi
Mar 16, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX0.8 mi
May 27, 1997F39.2 mi0 / 15Williamson County, TX3.0 mi
Jun 1, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX8.0 mi
Dec 10, 1985F123.0 mi0 / 1Williamson County, TX8.0 mi
Apr 20, 1982F10.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX5.3 mi
May 15, 1981F116.9 mi0 / 4Burnet County, TX0.2 mi
Apr 14, 1977F241.0 mi0 / 0Travis County, TX1.7 mi
May 7, 1975F11.0 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX0.8 mi
Apr 26, 1964F21.0 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX9.8 mi
Apr 24, 1957F10.1 mi0 / 0Williamson County, TX7.8 mi

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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 Near Leander

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of Leander in damage surveys (5 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 19, 2018EF190 mph5.1 mi50 yd0 / 008:22–08:43 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 25, 2015EF1110 mph0.3 mi100 yd0 / 019:45–19:47 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 23, 2015EF1100 mph3.1 mi200 yd0 / 002:22–02:34 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 23, 2015EF085 mph0.2 mi50 yd0 / 002:47 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 23, 2015EF1105 mph1.3 mi200 yd0 / 001:58–02:00 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 23, 2015EF085 mph1.2 mi125 yd0 / 002:37–02:38 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
May 23, 2015EF1100 mph0.6 mi150 yd0 / 002:47–02:50 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio

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.