National Storms

Pasadena, TX tornado history

85 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Pasadena, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the most of the 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 8 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on January 24, 2023 (EF3, 23.3-mile path); the strongest, on November 21, 1992, was rated F4. The deadliest, on October 28, 1974, killed 1 along its path.

85tornadoes since 1950
72016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
3deaths
159injuries
Jan 24, 2023most 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: 61970s: 161980s: 201990s: 162000s: 132010s: 92020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 20
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jan 24, 2023EF323.3 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX0.6 mi
May 27, 2020EF01.8 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX2.6 mi
Apr 7, 2019EF10.7 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.0 mi
Aug 26, 2017EF00.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.6 mi
Mar 29, 2017EF12.7 mi0 / 2Harris County, TX7.6 mi
Mar 29, 2017EF02.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.6 mi
Mar 29, 2017EF10.4 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.8 mi
Oct 30, 2015EF24.8 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX2.6 mi
Oct 30, 2015EF24.2 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX7.5 mi
Oct 30, 2015EF00.8 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.6 mi
Jan 25, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX10.0 mi
Jun 3, 2009EF00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX9.9 mi
Nov 22, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.3 mi
Nov 17, 2004F00.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.3 mi
Nov 17, 2003F11.5 mi0 / 3Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Nov 17, 2003F00.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.9 mi
Nov 17, 2003F00.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.6 mi
Nov 17, 2003F20.7 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.9 mi
Oct 8, 2003F03.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Dec 30, 2002F00.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.2 mi
Mar 30, 2002F30.7 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.2 mi
Oct 11, 2001F00.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Oct 11, 2001F23.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.3 mi
Nov 23, 2000F11.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.3 mi
Sep 10, 1998F10.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Feb 10, 1998F10.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Feb 10, 1998F14.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Feb 10, 1998F13.0 mi0 / 4Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Jan 27, 1997F00.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Jan 27, 1997F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX10.0 mi
Jan 27, 1997F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.6 mi
Jan 27, 1997F11.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.3 mi
Apr 20, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Jun 26, 1993F00.1 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX9.7 mi
Feb 25, 1993F01.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Feb 25, 1993F01.0 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX9.7 mi
Nov 21, 1992F430.0 mi0 / 16Harris County, TX9.2 mi
Nov 21, 1992F12.5 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX8.1 mi
Jun 1, 1992F10.5 mi0 / 2Harris County, TX8.8 mi
May 28, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.8 mi
Oct 15, 1989F00.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.5 mi
Nov 16, 1987F115.0 mi0 / 4Galveston County, TX9.4 mi
Dec 31, 1984F10.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX5.3 mi
Dec 31, 1984F24.0 mi0 / 53Harris County, TX1.1 mi
Oct 21, 1984F15.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.1 mi
Feb 12, 1984F00.3 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Aug 18, 1983F01.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.4 mi
Aug 17, 1983F00.3 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.4 mi
Aug 17, 1983F00.3 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX9.7 mi
Aug 17, 1983F00.3 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Aug 17, 1983F10.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.7 mi
Aug 17, 1983F00.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX5.5 mi
Feb 9, 1983F28.0 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX9.7 mi
Feb 9, 1983F11.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.8 mi
Feb 9, 1983F11.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Jun 26, 1982F10.3 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Oct 11, 1981F10.1 mi0 / 1Harris County, TX6.2 mi
May 3, 1981F10.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.7 mi
Apr 23, 1981F10.2 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX9.8 mi
Sep 8, 1980F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX6.0 mi
Jul 12, 1979F00.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX3.6 mi
May 7, 1976F113.1 mi0 / 1Harris County, TX0.9 mi
Mar 8, 1976F312.7 mi0 / 18Brazoria County, TX9.8 mi
Nov 1, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.6 mi
Oct 31, 1974F24.3 mi0 / 1Harris County, TX5.2 mi
Oct 31, 1974F21.9 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX2.4 mi
Oct 28, 1974F33.3 mi1 / 7Harris County, TX8.5 mi
Jun 12, 1973F17.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX5.0 mi
Jun 12, 1973F12.7 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX6.0 mi
Mar 23, 1973F00.1 mi0 / 0Chambers County, TX9.8 mi
Aug 14, 1972F00.1 mi0 / 0Galveston County, TX9.8 mi
Jun 16, 1972F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX4.0 mi
May 11, 1972F14.5 mi0 / 7Harris County, TX2.4 mi
Jan 1, 1972F10.5 mi0 / 0Galveston County, TX9.1 mi
Mar 9, 1971F21.0 mi0 / 4Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Feb 1, 1970F11.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.9 mi
Sep 8, 1969F30.8 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX5.2 mi
Dec 2, 1967F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.9 mi
Feb 9, 1965F00.1 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX8.7 mi
Apr 17, 1964F221.9 mi1 / 2Harris County, TX3.6 mi
Jun 12, 1962F11.0 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX7.6 mi
Sep 11, 1961F31.0 mi0 / 22Harris County, TX8.0 mi
Mar 31, 1959F10.5 mi0 / 0Harris County, TX9.4 mi
Feb 11, 1950F312.0 mi1 / 12Harris County, TX6.2 mi
Feb 11, 1950F29.9 mi0 / 0Brazoria County, TX9.4 mi

More: Harris County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Pasadena 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 Pasadena

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 9 tornadoes within 10 miles of Pasadena in damage surveys (1 EF3, 2 EF2, 3 EF1, 3 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
Jan 24, 2023EF3140 mph23.7 mi1,000 yd0 / 020:15–20:40 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Apr 7, 2019EF190 mph0.7 mi30 yd0 / 017:42–17:44 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Mar 29, 2017EF1105 mph2.7 mi250 yd0 / 220:03–20:06 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Mar 29, 2017EF1110 mph0.4 mi50 yd0 / 019:55–19:58 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Mar 29, 2017EF080 mph2.0 mi200 yd0 / 020:00–20:03 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Oct 30, 2015EF075 mph0.6 mi40 yd0 / 010:40–10:40 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Oct 30, 2015EF2125 mph4.9 mi150 yd0 / 010:40–10:55 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Oct 30, 2015EF085 mph0.5 mi50 yd0 / 010:45 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston
Oct 30, 2015EF2115 mph2.8 mi50 yd0 / 010:20–10:37 UTCNWS Houston/Galveston

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.