Post, TX tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Post, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 431st 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 May 9, 1999 (F0, 0.1-mile path); the strongest, on May 5, 1969, 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 Post, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 4.1 mi |
| May 27, 1992 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Aug 27, 1978 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Jul 3, 1978 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 8.8 mi |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Nov 2, 1974 | F0 | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 4.2 mi |
| May 15, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| May 5, 1969 | F2 | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Lynn County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Jun 8, 1968 | F1 | 42.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Lynn County, TX | 7.6 mi |
| May 31, 1968 | F1 | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 7.7 mi |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | 11.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 2.1 mi |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F2 | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 1.5 mi |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Garza County, TX | 2.1 mi |
More: Garza County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Post 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.