45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
31
Direct injuries
$9.4M
Property damage
Tornado in Val Verde County, Texas: 45 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #479 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Val Verde County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Val Verde County is the 1980s, when 14 of the county's 45 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 Val Verde County archive, tornado makes up 6.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #479 for this hazard and #84 within Texas, putting it in the 83.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Val Verde County with 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-10 | EF2 | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1988-09-17 | EF2 | 11.0 mi | 63 yd | Touched down here |
| 1982-05-12 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 80 yd | Touched down here |
| 1982-05-12 | EF2 | 19.0 mi | 120 yd | Touched down here |
| 1964-04-16 | EF2 | 2.0 mi | 33 yd | Touched down here |
| 2004-05-27 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2000-03-22 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-23 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-10 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1993-10-19 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1995 | Del Rio | F2 | 0 | 22 | $250K |
| Oct 20, 1993 | Del Rio | F1 | 0 | 4 | $500K |
| Sep 17, 1988 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $2.5M | |
| May 13, 1982 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $2.5M | |
| May 17, 1989 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $2.5M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | AMISTAD RES EAST | EFU | $0 |
| May 3, 2019 | COMSTOCK | EFU | $0 |
| May 3, 2018 | PANDALE MILLS ARPT | EF0 | $50K |
| May 11, 2017 | (DLF)LAUGHLIN AFB DE | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2007 | DEL RIO | EF0 | $100K |
| Apr 24, 2007 | DEL RIO | EF0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2004 | LAUGHLIN AFB | F0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2004 | LAUGHLIN AFB | F0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2004 | DEL RIO | F0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2004 | DEL RIO | F1 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from Val Verde County
- Hail 321
- Thunderstorm Wind 196
- Flash Flood 129
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two tornados were reported in the south part of the County, and large hail reports were made from across the County. The first tornado moved through the southeast part of Del Rio, causing widespread minor damage to the area. The second tornado moved through the Val Verde Estates area of Del Rio. Several mobile homes were destroyed and damaged, four persons had minor injuries.
The tornado was first spotted by public and later confirmed by the sheriff and a spotter. It caused only minor damage. It was the larger of the two tornadoes that formed that evening. Residents near the tornado reported hail the size of a quarter before the tornado arrived, then hearing a "freight train" type of sound as it touched down. It damaged boats and trailers in the Lake Amistad area, then passed across rural subdivisions, damaging several mobile homes and houses and injuring nearly two dozen people. Two people in a pop-up trailer were injured shortly afterward as a strong thunderstorm gust blew the trailer into a tree. A second tornado was spotted shortly afterward behind the mall. The two tornadoes knocked down about a dozen power poles.
A deputy from the Sheriff's Department watched as a rope-shaped tornado lifted up and dropped down as it skipped along a path approximately one mile long just east of the city of Del Rio at the Val Verde Park Estates. The tornado caused minor damage to ten homes and mobile homes. It also knocked over telephone poles and tossed outbuildings along its path.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Val Verde County, Texas?
45 tornado events are recorded in Val Verde County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Val Verde County?
The strongest tornado on record in Val Verde County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/val-verde-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.