Tornado History

Lela Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Lela, Texas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 1995 through 2023. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is February 26, 2023, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.9M.

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6recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$1.9Mminimum property damage

February 26, 2023latest tornado

18 milongest listed path

600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20172
19951
19971
20031
20231

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
June 11, 1997	F3	Wheeler, Texas	9 mi	600 yd	13	$1.7M
May 15, 2003	F1	Wheeler, Texas	18 mi	100 yd	0	$150K
May 16, 2017	EF1	Wheeler, Texas	0.09 mi	25 yd	0	N/A
May 22, 1995	F0	Wheeler, Texas	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	N/A
May 16, 2017	EF0	Wheeler, Texas	0.06 mi	25 yd	0	N/A
February 26, 2023	EF0	Wheeler, Texas	0.19 mi	25 yd	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.