Tornado History

Dickens Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Dickens, Texas. The records below identify 41 tornadoes from 1961 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $145K, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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41recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$145Kminimum property damage
May 25, 2025latest tornado
38.3 milongest listed path
900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 June 6, 19891989EF1 March 28, 20172017F1 May 25, 19961996F1 April 17, 19761976F1 April 14, 19761976F1 March 27, 19801980F1 May 18, 19771977F1 May 18, 19771977F1 March 27, 19801980F1 May 3, 19611961EF1 May 23, 20132013EF0 December 26, 20182018F0 May 9, 19991999F0 December 7, 19801980F0 June 8, 1979F0 May 25, 1982F0 May 27, 1982F0 May 27, 1982F0 June 5, 1961F0 May 5, 1977F0 August 15, 1978F0 May 28, 1980F0 June 5, 1995F0 September 17, 1996F0 May 16, 1999F0 August 14, 2001F0 June 9, 2005F0 June 12, 2005F0 June 12, 2005EF0 April 16, 2009EF0 April 29, 2009EF0 April 16, 2016EF0 April 16, 2016EFU March 28, 2017EFU March 28, 2017EFU May 20, 2019EFU May 20, 2019EFU May 4, 2022EFU June 21, 2023EFU June 21, 2023EFU May 25, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)17
  • EF0 (Light damage)5
  • Unknown rating8

Most Active Years

  • 19804
  • 19773
  • 19823
  • 20053
  • 20173
  • 19612
  • 19762
  • 19962

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
June 6, 1989F3Dickens, Texas1 mi900 yd00$25K
March 28, 2017EF1Dickens, Texas0.7 mi50 yd00$75K
May 25, 1996F1Dickens, Texas17 mi20 yd00$10K
April 17, 1976F1Dickens, Texas0.5 mi30 yd00$2K
April 14, 1976F1Dickens, Texas2 mi30 yd00$250
March 27, 1980F1Dickens, Texas12 mi33 yd00$250
May 18, 1977F1Dickens, Texas2 mi20 yd00$30
May 18, 1977F1Dickens, Texas0.5 mi20 yd00$30
March 27, 1980F1Dickens, Texas1 mi20 yd00$30
May 3, 1961F1Dickens, Texas38.3 mi33 yd00N/A
May 23, 2013EF1Dickens, Texas1.94 mi300 yd00N/A
December 26, 2018EF0Dickens, Texas0.34 mi30 yd00$30K

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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.