Tornadoes hit Texas in almost every month of every year.
On May 11, 1964, a devastating tornado struck the town of Lubbock in Texas, causing widespread destruction and resulting in significant loss of life and property damage. The tornado, classified as an F5 on the Fujita scale, had winds estimated to be between 261-318 mph. It remains one of the deadliest tornado events in Texas history.
The last recorded tornado in Killeen, Texas, occurred on May 27, 1997. This tornado was rated as an F2 on the Fujita scale, causing damage in the area. Since then, there have been no reported tornadoes in Killeen.
To date, no town in Texas has been hit by two F5 tornadoes. Worth mentioning, though is the town of Wichita Falls, Texas. It was hit by an F5 tornado on April 3, 1964 and an F4 tornado on April 10, 1979. The second tornado is the more famous of the two and is incorrectly believed by some to have been an F5.
Tornadoes do not have names, but they are often referred to by the places they hit. These are the F5 tornadoes known to have hit Texas: The Sherman tornado of May 15 1896 The Big Spring tornado of May 14, 1923 The Rocksprings tornado of April 12, 1927 The Clyde tornado of June 10, 1938 The Glazier/Higgins/Woodward tornado of April 9, 1942 The Waco tornado of May 11, 1953 The Wichita Falls tornado of April 3, 1964 The Lubbock tornado of May 11, 1970 The Valley Mills tornado of May 6, 1973 The Brownwood tornado of April 19, 1976 The Jarrell tornado of May 27, 1997
It is possible. It is in a region that gets tornadoes fairly regularly, though not as often as northern Texas. However, there is no way of knowing when a tornado will hit the town until it actually happens.
Yes. In fact northeastern Texas is in Tornado Alley.
The tornado that hit Waco, Texas struck in 1953.
As of May 13, 2015 the last tornado to hit Texas this month was the second of two EF0 tornadoes near Jefferson on the night of May 10. It was at least four tornadoes to hit Texas on that day. This will likely not be the last tornado to hit Texas in May 2015.
The last tornado to hit Kileen was an EF1 on May 25, 2007.
Yes. McAllen, Texas has been hit by a few weak tornadoes.
The last F5 tornado to hit Texas struck the town of Jarrell on May 27, 1997.
Yes. Eagle Pass, Texas was hit by an EF3 tornado on April 24, 2007 that killed 7 people.
On May 11, 1964, a devastating tornado struck the town of Lubbock in Texas, causing widespread destruction and resulting in significant loss of life and property damage. The tornado, classified as an F5 on the Fujita scale, had winds estimated to be between 261-318 mph. It remains one of the deadliest tornado events in Texas history.
Yes. Duncanville, Texas was hit by an F2 tornado on April 20, 1977.
Tornadoes most frequently hit the northern and eastern parts of Texas
The last recorded tornado in Killeen, Texas, occurred on May 27, 1997. This tornado was rated as an F2 on the Fujita scale, causing damage in the area. Since then, there have been no reported tornadoes in Killeen.
Yes. Glen Rose was hit by an EF1 tornado on April 10, 2008.