San Angelo, TX Tornado History — 82 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has San Angelo, TX had?
San Angelo has had 82 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 4 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near San Angelo?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of San Angelo was an Unrated on April 19, 2025.
When is tornado season in San Angelo?
May is historically the peak month for tornadoes near San Angelo, with 48 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 San Angelo
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 13 total, averaging 0.7 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 San Angelo
15 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of San Angelo since 1950, across 3 events. 177 injuries have been reported across all events. 1953 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on May 11, 1953, which caused 13 fatalities along a 9.9-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near San Angelo
About Tornadoes in San Angelo
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.
Dry desert air sliding east off the Chihuahuan high country meets Gulf of Mexico moisture over the Concho Valley, and the boundary between them — the dryline — often sharpens within a short drive of San Angelo. When an upper-level trough spreads wind shear across that boundary in spring, thunderstorms erupting along it can begin rotating almost as soon as they form. This airmass collision gives the city a tornado climate shaped less by sweeping cold fronts than by explosive late-afternoon storm development, with May and early June the tense stretch of the calendar.
The archive maintained by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center shows what that setup can do. On May 11, 1953, an F4 tornado carved a path nearly ten miles long through San Angelo, killing 13 people and injuring 159. Generations later, on May 18, 2019, an EF3 tracked roughly eighteen miles near the city at close to a mile wide, while a separate EF2 injured two people along its own lengthy track the same evening.
Other decades tell a steadier story. An F3 moved through the area on May 15, 1995, tracing a five-mile path. On April 10, 2008, an EF1 damaged property along a several-mile track. As recently as April 20, 2025, a brief EF1 touched down nearby — a reminder that the dryline still delivers. The event list elsewhere on this page carries the fuller chronology.