Prosper, TX tornado history
27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Prosper, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 198th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 28, 2025 (EFU, 0.0-mile path); the strongest, on May 25, 2024, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on April 2, 1957, killed 10 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 Prosper, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | EFU | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| Apr 30, 2025 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 6.0 mi |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| May 25, 2024 | EF1 | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 9.0 mi |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 3.5 mi |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF0 | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Apr 29, 2016 | EF0 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| May 10, 2015 | EF0 | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.6 mi |
| Jul 1, 2003 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 6.4 mi |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 9.9 mi |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Sep 5, 2001 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 5.7 mi |
| Sep 5, 2001 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Denton County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F1 | 13.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 28, 1991 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 5.9 mi |
| Mar 27, 1984 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 5.7 mi |
| Mar 26, 1977 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Jul 19, 1971 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 2.0 mi |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Grayson County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 22, 1968 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 5.5 mi |
| May 19, 1963 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 4.6 mi |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F2 | 7.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Collin County, TX | 5.6 mi |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 8.0 mi |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 | Dallas County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | 4.9 mi | 0 / 4 | Collin County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| May 29, 1950 | F1 | 3.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Denton County, TX | 7.4 mi |
More: Collin County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Prosper 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 Prosper
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 13 tornadoes within 10 miles of Prosper in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF1, 11 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:37–14:38 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 165 mph | 0.7 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:23–04:24 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 25, 2024 | EF1 | 95 mph | 9.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:20–04:31 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:00–00:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 14, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.2 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:59–19:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF0 | 80 mph | 4.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 05:22–05:27 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 29, 2016 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:53–21:55 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| May 10, 2015 | EF0 | 70 mph | 2.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:39–14:12 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
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.