Tornado History

Van Zandt Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Van Zandt, Texas. The records below identify 39 tornadoes from 1958 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $44.9M, with 6 deaths and 105 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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39recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$44.9Mminimum property damage
April 4, 2025latest tornado
26.51 milongest listed path
1760 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 April 29, 20172017EF3 May 10, 20152015EF3 April 29, 20172017EF2 January 20, 20102010EF2 May 29, 20192019F2 May 13, 19811981F2 May 9, 19651965F2 April 11, 19791979EF1 May 2, 20082008F1 April 4, 19861986EF1 May 29, 20192019EF1 April 26, 20112011EF1 March 3, 20082008F1 May 11, 19921992F1 January 14, 1958F1 October 13, 1981EF1 May 29, 2019F1 November 25, 1988F1 April 3, 1989EF0 April 29, 2017EF0 October 20, 2019EF0 April 4, 2025EF0 April 29, 2017F0 April 29, 2006EF0 May 16, 2020EF0 April 29, 2017EF0 May 29, 2019EF0 May 11, 2017F0 May 27, 1994F0 April 19, 1995F0 May 4, 1999EF0 April 27, 2009EF0 April 29, 2016EF0 April 29, 2017Unknown May 5, 1978Unknown May 11, 1978Unknown May 11, 1978Unknown May 11, 1978EFU May 29, 2019© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)11
  • Unknown rating4
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20177
  • 20196
  • 19784
  • 19812
  • 20082
  • 19581
  • 19651
  • 19791

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 29, 2017EF4Van Zandt, Texas13.6 mi1760 yd220$700K
May 10, 2015EF3Van Zandt, Texas10.22 mi700 yd243$40.0M
April 29, 2017EF3Van Zandt, Texas26.51 mi1760 yd224$600K
January 20, 2010EF2Van Zandt, Texas15.17 mi100 yd00$1.0M
May 29, 2019EF2Van Zandt, Texas7.24 mi700 yd00$500K
May 13, 1981F2Van Zandt, Texas2.7 mi200 yd00$250K
May 9, 1965F2Van Zandt, Texas2.5 mi33 yd00$25K
April 11, 1979F2Van Zandt, Texas3.3 mi150 yd00$2K
May 2, 2008EF1Van Zandt, Texas1.33 mi75 yd08$300K
April 4, 1986F1Van Zandt, Texas0.2 mi10 yd02$250K
May 29, 2019EF1Van Zandt, Texas2.33 mi140 yd00$250K
April 26, 2011EF1Van Zandt, Texas7.48 mi880 yd01$200K

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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.