Plano, TX Tornado History — 168 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Plano, TX had?
Plano has had 168 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 13 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Plano?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Plano was an Unrated on August 28, 2025.
When is tornado season in Plano?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Plano, with 38 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Plano
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 59 total, averaging 3.0 per year over this window.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Plano
26 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Plano since 1950, across 5 events. 1,084 injuries have been reported across all events. 2015 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF4 on December 26, 2015, which caused 10 fatalities along a 13.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Plano
About Tornadoes in Plano
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
North central Texas sits where humid Gulf air streaming up the Blackland Prairie collides with drier air surging east off the high plains, and Plano's tornado history reads like a chronicle of those collisions. An F3 tore a 17.2-mile path through the area on April 2, 1957, killing 10 people and injuring 200. Long-track F3s followed on October 4, 1959 and October 12, 1969, the latter traveling 45.9 miles. On April 26, 1994, an F4 roughly 800 yards wide killed 3 people and injured 48. The modern era brought EF3 and EF2 tornadoes on April 3, 2012, an EF4 on December 27, 2015 that killed 10 and injured 468, and an EF3 up to 1,300 yards wide on October 21, 2019 that caused about 1.55 billion dollars in damage. An EF2 crossed the area again on December 13, 2022.
The pattern preserved in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database reflects durable spring dynamics: a vigorous jet stream overhead, a sharpening dryline to the west, and deep Gulf moisture pooling across Collin County give April and May storms here ready rotation. Yet the outbreaks of December 2015 and October 2019 show that cool-season storm systems, driven by potent upper-level troughs, can strike with comparable intensity. The event list elsewhere on this page traces that full span.