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Mitchell County, TX tornado history

58 tornadoes have crossed or touched down in Mitchell County, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 63rd of 254 Texas counties with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on March 28, 2017 (EF0, 4.5-mile path); the strongest, on June 11, 2004, was rated F2. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports in Mitchell County, TX in 2026.

58tornadoes since 1950
22016–2025
F2/EF2strongest rating
0deaths
5injuries
Mar 28, 2017most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

Tornadoes whose recorded path crosses the county, or that the NWS listed in it. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.

1950s: 21960s: 61970s: 51980s: 121990s: 82000s: 192010s: 62020s: 01950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 19
Tornadoes in Mitchell County, TX, by decade

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Every tornado in Mitchell County, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
May 10, 2026Prelim. report––Mitchell County, TX
May 10, 2026Prelim. report––Mitchell County, TX
Mar 28, 2017EF04.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 16, 2016EF00.9 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 25, 2015EF10.2 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 22, 2015EF00.1 mi0 / 0Nolan County, TX
Apr 7, 2012EF02.3 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 7, 2012EF01.4 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 14, 2008EF02.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 23, 2007EF00.6 mi0 / 0Nolan County, TX
Apr 23, 2007EF04.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 2, 2006F10.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 2, 2006F10.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 2, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 11, 2004F210.3 mi0 / 3Mitchell County, TX
May 25, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 25, 2004F01.2 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 4, 2004F01.0 mi0 / 1Mitchell County, TX
Mar 4, 2004F00.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Oct 5, 2003F03.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Sep 25, 2003F11.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Aug 13, 2002F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 27, 2002F00.3 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 4, 2002F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 4, 2002F00.8 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 22, 2000F02.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 22, 2000F04.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 11, 1999F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Oct 22, 1997F10.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 13, 1996F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 13, 1996F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 11, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 10, 1994F03.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 11, 1992F00.3 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 13, 1992F01.7 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 2, 1989F03.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 1, 1989F01.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 13, 1986F00.2 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 21, 1985F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Aug 4, 1984F00.2 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 7, 1984F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 7, 1984F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 18, 1982F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 18, 1982F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 11, 1982F00.1 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 27, 1982F223.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 27, 1980F02.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 21, 1979F11.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 21, 1979F00.3 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 28, 1978F09.1 mi0 / 0Garza County, TX
May 28, 1978F03.3 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Mar 13, 1973F19.8 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Apr 12, 1967F00.5 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 25, 1965F22.0 mi0 / 1Mitchell County, TX
May 15, 1965F11.0 mi0 / 0Nolan County, TX
Jul 22, 1964F12.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 7, 1964F18.2 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Jun 8, 1962F02.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
Aug 12, 1955F01.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX
May 8, 1955F11.0 mi0 / 0Mitchell County, TX

Cities in Mitchell County with tornado history

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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 7, 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 in Mitchell County

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado in Mitchell County in damage surveys (1 EF1). 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, 2015EF197 mph0.2 mi50 yd0 / 014:00 UTCNWS Midland/Odessa

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.