Springtown, TX tornado history
28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Springtown, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 181st 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 March 3, 2025 (EF1, 3.2-mile path); the strongest, on April 25, 1990, was rated F4. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Springtown, TX in 2026.
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 Springtown, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Parker County, TX | 3.0 mi |
| Mar 3, 2025 | EF1 | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Mar 23, 2023 | EF1 | 5.5 mi | 0 / 3 | Parker County, TX | 9.5 mi |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 9.2 mi |
| May 24, 2011 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 5.4 mi |
| Apr 28, 2006 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 3.6 mi |
| Mar 4, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 9.6 mi |
| Mar 4, 2004 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 0.7 mi |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 2.9 mi |
| Apr 13, 1996 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 6.6 mi |
| Jul 31, 1995 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 6.7 mi |
| Jun 2, 1991 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 3.6 mi |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F4 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 6.3 mi |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 9.1 mi |
| Mar 11, 1986 | F2 | 9.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 20.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 5.8 mi |
| May 26, 1975 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 10.0 mi |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 4.1 mi |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 0.6 mi |
| Feb 18, 1971 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 4.5 mi |
| May 25, 1968 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 6.9 mi |
| May 7, 1968 | F1 | 14.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 7.9 mi |
| Apr 20, 1967 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Tarrant County, TX | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 20, 1967 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Parker County, TX | 0.1 mi |
| Jun 12, 1960 | F0 | 34.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montague County, TX | 7.8 mi |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Wise County, TX | 8.6 mi |
| Aug 29, 1956 | F1 | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Wise County, TX | 10.0 mi |
More: Parker County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Springtown 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 Springtown
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Springtown in damage surveys (3 EF1, 2 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 28, 2026 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:33–21:35 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Apr 25, 2026 | EF1 | 105 mph | 10.0 mi | 1,150 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:42–03:10 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 3, 2025 | EF1 | 110 mph | 3.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:30–10:34 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Mar 23, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 5.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 3 | 09:56–10:00 UTC | NWS Fort Worth |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.4 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:46–18:48 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.