National Storms

Windcrest, TX tornado history

28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Windcrest, TX from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 181st 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 October 26, 2023 (EF0, 2.0-mile path); the strongest, on April 28, 1953, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 28, 1953, killed 1 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Windcrest, TX in 2026.

28tornadoes since 1950
52016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
11injuries
Oct 26, 2023most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 31960s: 41970s: 51980s: 31990s: 32000s: 22010s: 62020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 6
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Windcrest, TX, by decade

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 Windcrest, TX

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jul 14, 2026Prelim. report––Bexar County, TX7.9 mi
Oct 26, 2023EF02.0 mi0 / 0Guadalupe County, TX8.9 mi
Oct 26, 2023EF05.2 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX4.0 mi
Feb 19, 2017EF13.0 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX3.3 mi
Feb 19, 2017EF01.6 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX1.6 mi
Feb 19, 2017EF24.6 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX2.8 mi
May 24, 2013EF00.4 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX3.1 mi
Mar 19, 2012EF00.3 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX1.9 mi
Mar 19, 2012EF00.8 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX1.7 mi
Jul 14, 2007EF10.5 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX1.3 mi
May 19, 2000F00.2 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.7 mi
Mar 26, 1994F00.5 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.7 mi
May 21, 1992F02.0 mi0 / 0Comal County, TX8.8 mi
Mar 29, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.7 mi
Feb 11, 1984F00.3 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX5.4 mi
Feb 11, 1984F00.3 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.6 mi
Aug 10, 1980F212.2 mi0 / 2Bexar County, TX7.0 mi
Nov 1, 1977F10.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX4.5 mi
Sep 26, 1972F10.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.6 mi
Mar 15, 1972F10.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX5.8 mi
Jul 18, 1971F14.9 mi0 / 0Comal County, TX7.3 mi
May 14, 1970F17.1 mi0 / 1Bexar County, TX4.3 mi
May 16, 1969F24.3 mi0 / 3Bexar County, TX6.1 mi
May 2, 1969F21.0 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX9.6 mi
Sep 24, 1967F10.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX7.2 mi
Sep 19, 1967F00.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX8.4 mi
May 15, 1955F00.1 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX7.2 mi
Jul 12, 1954F21.0 mi0 / 0Bexar County, TX5.5 mi
Apr 28, 1953F34.9 mi1 / 5Hays County, TX7.0 mi

More: Bexar County tornadoes · Texas tornado history · Windcrest 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 Windcrest

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Windcrest in damage surveys (3 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jul 14, 2026EF065 mph0.3 mi–0 / 010:20–10:21 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
Oct 26, 2023EF065 mph2.0 mi100 yd0 / 013:39–13:47 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio
Oct 26, 2023EF080 mph5.2 mi150 yd0 / 013:01–13:18 UTCNWS Austin/San Antonio

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.