44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Tornado in Collingsworth County, Texas: 44 recorded events between 1953 and 2022. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #513 nationally and #90 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Collingsworth County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Collingsworth County is the 1970s, when 9 of the county's 44 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 Collingsworth County archive, tornado makes up 10.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #513 for this hazard and #90 within Texas, putting it in the 82.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Collingsworth County with 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-05-25 | EF4 | 45.1 mi | 1,100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1991-05-15 | EF3 | 15.0 mi | 450 yd | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-16 | EF3 | 12.1 mi | 500 yd | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-16 | EF3 | 16.7 mi | 500 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-06-03 | EF3 | 8.8 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1955-06-17 | EF3 | 16.2 mi | 67 yd | Touched down here |
| 1981-06-01 | EF2 | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1980-05-29 | EF2 | 16.2 mi | 160 yd | Touched down here |
| 2015-05-16 | EF1 | 22.5 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 2007-05-05 | EF1 | 7.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1955 | F4 | 0 | 5 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2022 | DODSON | EF0 | $50K |
| May 31, 2022 | DODSON | EF0 | $0 |
| May 20, 2019 | WELLINGTON | EF0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2017 | LUTIE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2017 | LUTIE | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | WELLINGTON | EF0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2015 | QUAIL | EF1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2012 | WELLINGTON | EF0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2008 | DODSON | EF0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2008 | WELLINGTON | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Collingsworth County
- Hail 269
- Thunderstorm Wind 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado touched down just southside Dodson and moved across|the south side of town before moving across open fields to the|Oklahoma border. The tornado was relatively wide and exhibited|some signs of being multi vortex on storm chaser video, but|estimated wind speeds were only high end EF0. Along the path,|there were numerous large tree limbs snapped and a few uprooted|trees. There was damage to roofs and porches of several homes and|some weak out buildings were destroyed. One unanchored travel|trailer was rolled 40 feet and destroyed as well. There were a|few isolated power poles broken, but most remained standing along|the tornado path. The tornado did cross the county line and continued into Harmon County Oklahoma for a short distance.
This tornado developed fourteen miles northeast of Lutie in northeastern Collingsworth County and tracked north northeast for about a half a mile before exiting Collingsworth County about fourteen and a half miles northeast of Lutie at 1828 CST. The tornado continued north northeast into Wheeler County before finally dissipating nine miles east northeast of Shamrock at 1836 CST. The tornado caused no damage in Collingsworth County. No injuries were reported. The damage was confirmed by a survey conducted by WFO OUN.
A tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 83 at 1930CST or approximately seven and one quarter mile south of Wellington, Texas in extreme southern Collingsworth county. The tornado was on the ground for one and one quarter miles and had a maximum path width of one hundred and fifty yards. The tornado dissipated at 1933CST and there were no reports of damage or injuries. The tornado was rated an EF0 with maximum wind speeds around sixty-five knots.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Collingsworth County, Texas?
44 tornado events are recorded in Collingsworth County between 1953 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Collingsworth County?
The strongest tornado on record in Collingsworth County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Collingsworth 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 Collingsworth County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/collingsworth-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.