40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
14
Direct injuries
$35.3M
Property damage
Tornado in Red River County, Texas: 40 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #620 nationally and #106 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Red River County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Red River County is the 1980s, when 9 of the county's 40 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 Red River County archive, tornado makes up 8.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #620 for this hazard and #106 within Texas, putting it in the 78.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Red River County with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-04-02 | EF4 | 23.0 mi | 250 yd | Crossed in |
| 2022-11-04 | EF4 | 60.2 mi | 1,056 yd | Touched down here |
| 1999-05-04 | EF3 | 71.5 mi | 50 yd | Crossed in |
| 1982-04-02 | EF3 | 52.0 mi | 233 yd | Touched down here |
| 1969-04-27 | EF3 | 2.0 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-09-12 | EF3 | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-04-04 | EF2 | 21.1 mi | 580 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-04-22 | EF2 | 10.4 mi | 810 yd | Crossed in |
| 2003-05-14 | EF2 | 78.3 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 2000-04-23 | EF2 | 12.5 mi | 70 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | RUGBY | EF4 | 0 | 7 | $2.0M |
| May 4, 1999 | CLARKSVILLE | F2 | 0 | 7 | $600K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | ROSALIE | EF2 | $850K |
| Mar 4, 2025 | LYDIA | EF1 | $10K |
| Nov 4, 2024 | BOXELDER | EF1 | $0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | RUGBY | EF4 | $2.0M |
| May 24, 2022 | DETROIT | EF1 | $5.0M |
| Mar 30, 2022 | BAGWELL | EF1 | $25K |
| Apr 23, 2020 | WOODLAND | EF0 | $0 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | FULBRIGHT | EF1 | $10K |
| Dec 12, 2015 | HALESBORO | EF1 | $35K |
| Jun 9, 2014 | AVERY | EF0 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Red River County
- Hail 181
- Thunderstorm Wind 181
- Flash Flood 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 95 mph touched down northeast of Detroit along County Road 2127 North, where it twisted small and large limbs on a couple of trees. The tornado crossed CR 2140 and 2133, where it snapped and uprooted hardwood trees. The tornado was most evident in this location with the tall grass in a field pushed down and hardwood trees snapped in a convergent pattern. As the tornado crossed CR 2133, it just missed a single wide mobile home, only ripping a few metal panels off of its roof. The tornado continued to mostly twist and down large branches as it crossed CR 2234 and CR 2235, with a few hardwood trees snapped as it crossed CR 2235 before lifting. It is possible that the tornado continued on further beyond CR 2235, but a heavily wooded area prevented further access to the survey team.
Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK.
An NWS Storm Survey team concluded that the damage southwest of Bogata Texas was consistent with that of tornado damage. The EF1 tornado first touched down just west of County Road 1100. The storm moved in a north northwest trajectory…lifting near the FM 196 and County Road 1112 split. Damage consisted of snapped and/or uprooted trees. Structural damage included the removal of a roof from a two-story home.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Red River County, Texas?
40 tornado events are recorded in Red River County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Red River County?
The strongest tornado on record in Red River County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Red River 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 Red River County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/red-river-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.