Willis, TX tornado history
21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Willis, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 296th of 534 Texas cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 26, 2016 (EF1, 1.0-mile path); the strongest, on December 12, 1968, was rated F3.
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 Willis, TX
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2016 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 6.1 mi |
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF2 | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 1.8 mi |
| Apr 28, 2006 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| May 11, 2004 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Dec 16, 2001 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| Nov 23, 2000 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Nov 5, 2000 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 15, 1999 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 1.0 mi |
| Oct 23, 1997 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Jan 12, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| Oct 16, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 7.2 mi |
| May 13, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.1 mi |
| Dec 10, 1983 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 4.3 mi |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Walker County, TX | 6.7 mi |
| May 13, 1982 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 7.5 mi |
| Oct 10, 1973 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 7.3 mi |
| Dec 12, 1968 | F3 | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, TX | 8.3 mi |
| Feb 19, 1954 | F2 | 9.5 mi | 0 / 7 | Montgomery County, TX | 3.5 mi |
More: Montgomery County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Willis 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 Willis
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Willis in damage surveys (1 EF2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF2 | 120 mph | 2.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:54–22:00 UTC | NWS 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.