Mathis, TX tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Mathis, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 320th 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 August 22, 2023 (EF0, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on May 16, 1969, was rated F3.
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 Mathis, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Jim Wells County, TX | 9.3 mi |
| Aug 25, 2022 | EFU | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 8.8 mi |
| Jul 25, 2020 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.3 mi |
| Jul 25, 2020 | EF0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Live Oak County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Sep 25, 2017 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.2 mi |
| Jun 2, 2010 | EF1 | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Jun 3, 2009 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Jul 20, 2005 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 6.2 mi |
| May 13, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 2.4 mi |
| May 13, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 2.7 mi |
| May 23, 1997 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Live Oak County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Sep 16, 1996 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Bee County, TX | 6.8 mi |
| Dec 16, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 4.2 mi |
| Sep 2, 1975 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Bee County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Aug 3, 1970 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.1 mi |
| May 16, 1969 | F3 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| Oct 8, 1968 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| Aug 20, 1962 | F2 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | San Patricio County, TX | 0.8 mi |
More: San Patricio County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Mathis 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 Mathis
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Mathis in damage surveys (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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 16:57–17:01 UTC | NWS Corpus Christi |
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.