Sherman, TX Tornado History — 133 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Sherman, TX had?
Sherman has had 133 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 18 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Sherman?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Sherman was an EF1 on June 8, 2025.
When is tornado season in Sherman?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Sherman, with 43 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 Sherman
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 33 total, averaging 1.6 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 Sherman
16 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Sherman since 1950, across 6 events. 193 injuries have been reported across all events. 2024 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF3 on May 25, 2024, which caused 7 fatalities along a 47.3-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Sherman
About Tornadoes in Sherman
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.
Sherman's slice of the north Texas tornado record stretches back to mid-century, and terrain explains much of what fills it. The city sits on low-relief blackland prairie south of the Red River, open country that gives organized storms an unbroken run. Humid Gulf of Mexico air streams north across this landscape, the dryline pushes in from the west, and cold fronts dig south out of the Plains; where those currents meet over Grayson County, rotating thunderstorms encounter little that can disrupt them.
Damaging tornadoes appear in every era of that record. On April 2, 1957, an F4 tornado carved a track roughly eight miles long, killing three people and injuring three others. An F3 on April 6, 1955 ran some thirty miles across the area, claiming one life and injuring twenty-seven. An EF2 on March 21, 2022 killed one person and injured eleven, and an EF3 on May 26, 2024 stayed on the ground for nearly fifty miles, leaving seven people dead and around eighty injured.
Activity tilts sharply toward spring, when Gulf moisture, wind shear, and frontal boundaries overlap across the Red River valley. The figures, ratings, and event listings elsewhere on this page are drawn from live data built on the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database, and refresh as new surveys are completed.