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Tornado history in Texas

Texas has 48 county-level tornado declarations across 42 counties. Smith County leads with 3 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $4.1M.

This page shows every Texas county in Texas that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Texas, see the Texas state page.

Tornado in Texas

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Smith County3$0
2Gray County2$0
3Hale County2$0
4Leon County2$0
5Rusk County2$0
6Anderson County1$0
7Baylor County1$0
8Bowie County1$1.4M
9Briscoe County1$0
10Burleson County1$0
11Carson County1$0
12Cherokee County1$0
13Clay County1$0
14Cochran County1$0
15Donley County1$0
16Foard County1$0
17Freestone County1$0
18Gregg County1$0
19Harris County1$0
20Hays County1$0
21Hockley County1$0
22Hutchinson County1$0
23Lamar County1$0
24Lamb County1$0
25Lee County1$0
26Lubbock County1$0
27Madison County1$0
28Moore County1$0
29Motley County1$0
30Navarro County1$0
31Nolan County1$0
32Panola County1$0
33Parmer County1$0
34Red River County1$0
35Shelby County1$0
36Swisher County1$0
37Tarrant County1$2.7M
38Terrell County1$0
39Titus County1$0
40Upshur County1$0
41Wichita County1$0
42Wilbarger County1$0