Tornado History

Childress Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Childress, Texas. The records below identify 20 tornadoes from 1951 through 2014, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $6.5M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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20recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$6.5Mminimum property damage
April 20, 2014latest tornado
11.8 milongest listed path
1760 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F2 May 9, 20062006F2 June 6, 19511951F2 May 25, 19871987F1 June 3, 19951995F1 April 15, 20032003F1 May 25, 19941994F1 March 23, 19731973F1 May 5, 20022002F1 April 3, 19781978F1 June 1, 19551955F1 May 20, 19741974F1 May 17, 19891989F0 May 11, 19821982F0 May 16, 19821982F0 June 1, 1991F0 June 3, 1995F0 May 20, 1999F0 April 15, 2003F0 April 29, 2004EF0 April 20, 2014© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • F0 (Light damage)7
  • EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

  • 19822
  • 19952
  • 20032
  • 19511
  • 19551
  • 19731
  • 19741
  • 19781

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
May 9, 2006F2Childress, Texas1.5 mi175 yd01$5.7M
June 6, 1951F2Childress, Texas3.6 mi1760 yd00$250K
May 25, 1987F2Childress, Texas4 mi90 yd00N/A
June 3, 1995F1Childress, Texas0.5 mi200 yd01$300K
April 15, 2003F1Childress, Texas0.5 mi50 yd00$150K
May 25, 1994F1Childress, Texas3 mi400 yd00$50K
March 23, 1973F1Childress, Texas1 mi70 yd00$2K
May 5, 2002F1Childress, Texas2 mi50 yd00$2K
April 3, 1978F1Childress, Texas0.2 mi33 yd00$30
June 1, 1955F1Childress, Texas0 mi33 yd00N/A
May 20, 1974F1Childress, Texas11.8 mi30 yd00N/A
May 17, 1989F1Childress, Texas6 mi200 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.