Pharr, TX tornado history
21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Pharr, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 296th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 26, 2024 (EFU, 0.2-mile path); the strongest, on April 26, 1967, was rated F2.
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 Pharr, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2024 | EFU | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.8 mi |
| Jun 30, 2011 | EF1 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 1 | Hidalgo County, TX | 3.0 mi |
| Jul 16, 2007 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| Jul 20, 2005 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| Jul 20, 2005 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.7 mi |
| May 21, 2001 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 3.4 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.9 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Hidalgo County, TX | 1.9 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 1.9 mi |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 2.7 mi |
| Jun 14, 1987 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Aug 29, 1981 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 2, 1975 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 5.9 mi |
| Sep 12, 1970 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.1 mi |
| Sep 19, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Colorado County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Sep 18, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 26, 1967 | F2 | 40.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Sep 20, 1955 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hidalgo County, TX | 9.5 mi |
More: Hidalgo County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Pharr 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.