Orange, TX tornado history
24 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Orange, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 244th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on January 24, 2023 (EF1, 1.4-mile path); the strongest, on November 7, 1957, was rated F4. The deadliest, on November 7, 1957, 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 Orange, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 9.5 mi |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF2 | 25.2 mi | 0 / 2 | Orange County, TX → LA | 1.9 mi |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| Oct 27, 2021 | EF2 | 6.9 mi | 0 / 1 | Orange County, TX | 4.7 mi |
| Oct 27, 2021 | EF2 | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| May 15, 2020 | EF1 | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| Oct 31, 2013 | EF1 | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 3.8 mi |
| Aug 14, 2011 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Newton County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Oct 18, 1998 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Jan 12, 1995 | F1 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| Jul 27, 1974 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| Apr 17, 1973 | F3 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 6.0 mi |
| Jul 14, 1972 | F1 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX → LA | 6.8 mi |
| Jun 22, 1971 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.6 mi |
| May 6, 1971 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Jefferson County, TX | 6.0 mi |
| Jul 4, 1970 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 1.6 mi |
| Oct 5, 1968 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 1.5 mi |
| Sep 2, 1966 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Feb 9, 1966 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F4 | 12.9 mi | 1 / 81 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Apr 30, 1957 | F1 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 2.2 mi |
| Feb 1, 1952 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Orange County, TX | 3.1 mi |
More: Orange County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Orange 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 Orange
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 15 tornadoes within 10 miles of Orange in damage surveys (3 EF2, 12 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF2 | 120 mph | 25.7 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 2 | 22:28–22:55 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | – | 1.4 mi | 90 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:44–22:46 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 2.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:23–22:29 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Oct 27, 2021 | EF2 | 130 mph | 7.0 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 14:45–14:59 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| Oct 27, 2021 | EF2 | 130 mph | 2.1 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 14:33–14:39 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
| May 15, 2020 | EF1 | 100 mph | 4.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 11:47–11:53 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
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.