Tornado History

Castro Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Castro, Texas. The records below identify 58 tornadoes from 1951 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.7M, with 3 deaths and 37 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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58recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$2.7Mminimum property damage
April 26, 2025latest tornado
15.8 milongest listed path
1936 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 April 14, 20172017F3 April 12, 19601960EF2 April 21, 20072007F2 May 28, 19661966F2 July 27, 19801980F1 February 7, 19801980F1 May 28, 19801980F1 August 2, 19861986EF1 September 7, 20072007F1 July 8, 19591959F1 May 15, 19511951F1 June 5, 19911991F1 June 2, 19951995F0 June 18, 19921992EF0 May 26, 2019F0 July 9, 1996EF0 April 14, 2017EF0 April 14, 2017F0 April 26, 1998F0 March 27, 1980F0 September 24, 1981F0 June 30, 1959F0 September 3, 1967F0 August 23, 1977F0 May 28, 1980F0 May 25, 1987F0 May 29, 1987F0 May 29, 1987F0 May 10, 1991F0 May 11, 1991F0 June 23, 1991F0 June 27, 1992F0 June 2, 1995F0 June 4, 1995F0 May 26, 1995F0 October 30, 1998F0 May 3, 2001F0 May 12, 2001F0 May 5, 2002F0 August 12, 2004F0 August 12, 2004EF0 June 2, 2007EF0 June 2, 2007EF0 March 25, 2007EF0 April 30, 2007EF0 May 25, 2010EF0 May 25, 2010EF0 May 25, 2010EF0 March 13, 2021EFU April 14, 2017EFU April 14, 2017EFU April 14, 2017EFU October 7, 2018EFU June 15, 2019EFU March 13, 2021EFU March 13, 2021EFU September 21, 2024EFU April 26, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)25
  • EF0 (Light damage)11
  • Unknown rating9

Most Active Years

  • 20076
  • 20176
  • 19805
  • 19914
  • 19954
  • 19873
  • 20103
  • 20213

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 14, 2017EF3Castro, Texas3.55 mi1936 yd00$1.0M
April 12, 1960F3Castro, Texas5.2 mi100 yd332$250K
April 21, 2007EF2Castro, Texas8.25 mi1230 yd00$200K
May 28, 1966F2Castro, Texas1.5 mi67 yd00$2K
July 27, 1980F2Castro, Texas3 mi40 yd01$250
February 7, 1980F1Castro, Texas15.8 mi33 yd00$250K
May 28, 1980F1Castro, Texas7.4 mi1733 yd01$250K
August 2, 1986F1Castro, Texas0.2 mi40 yd00$250K
September 7, 2007EF1Castro, Texas1.5 mi75 yd00$75K
July 8, 1959F1Castro, Texas2 mi33 yd00$25K
May 15, 1951F1Castro, Texas0 mi33 yd00$250
June 5, 1991F1Castro, Texas1 mi150 yd00N/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.