58
Recorded events
13
Direct deaths
29
Direct injuries
$7.8M
Property damage
Tornado in Haskell County, Texas: 58 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #268 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Haskell County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Haskell County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 58 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Haskell County archive, tornado makes up 10.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #268 for this hazard and #50 within Texas, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Haskell County with 27 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-03-13 | EF4 | 13.9 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1962-05-26 | EF4 | 10.7 mi | 133 yd | Touched down here |
| 1991-04-24 | EF3 | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-09-03 | EF3 | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-05-07 | EF3 | 3.6 mi | 133 yd | Crossed in |
| 2024-02-02 | EF2 | 2.3 mi | 48 yd | Touched down here |
| 2009-06-13 | EF2 | 3.6 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 2004-03-04 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 2003-05-03 | EF2 | 4.0 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 1982-05-30 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1953 | F4 | 12 | 20 | $2.5M | |
| May 24, 1951 | F1 | 1 | 0 | $3K | |
| Nov 17, 1958 | F2 | 0 | 7 | $250K | |
| Apr 24, 1991 | F3 | 0 | 1 | $250K | |
| May 27, 1962 | F4 | 0 | 1 | $2.5M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | STAMFORD | EFU | $0 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | SAGERTON | EF2 | $0 |
| May 17, 2021 | STAMFORD | EF0 | $100K |
| May 21, 2019 | SAGERTON | EFU | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | LAKE STAMFORD | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | STAMFORD | EF0 | $0 |
| May 8, 2015 | O BRIEN | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2014 | LAKE STAMFORD | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2009 | SAGERTON | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2009 | RULE | EF2 | $1.0M |
Other hazards here
More from Haskell County
- Hail 295
- Thunderstorm Wind 180
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This EF-0 tornado with peak winds estimated at 85 mph began just west of U.S. Highway 277 where it damaged a roof of a home and broke many smaller to medium size Mesquite tree branches. It crossed U.S. Highway 277, broke more tree limbs and struck an auto and body shop. The tornado lifted a small steel metal building at the auto and body shop and threw it 75 yards. It broke tree branches and damaged the roof of a nearby building. The tornado also caused debris to penetrate a nearby metal building, and it damaged a nearby porch.
Spotters watched a large one quarter mile wide tornado that moved across the northeast portion of lake Stamford. This tornado came within yards of hitting the lake Stamford power plant, however it did knock down 11 transmission poles coming out of the power plant and eight distribution poles. This tornado was also filmed by a weather broadcaster from a local Abilene television station.
A tornado developed from a thunderstorm on the northern end of a squall line. This tornado developed about five miles to the south of Haskell and then moved to the north northwest for about four and half miles. The tornado did strike a residence about 3 miles to the southwest of Haskell and damaged the roof. The glass in the home was blown out. A tractor was overturned and a cotton trailer rolled several times onto the road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Haskell County, Texas?
58 tornado events are recorded in Haskell County between 1951 and 2025, causing 13 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Haskell County?
The strongest tornado on record in Haskell County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Haskell County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Haskell County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/haskell-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.