Tornado Risk in Fort Worth, TX
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
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- FEMA rates Fort Worth's county as Very High risk for this hazard
- Estimated annual loss of $144M from this hazard type
- Extensive history of significant events in this area
- High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
- Occurs roughly 0.89 times per year on average
Peak season: April-June
Last significant event: Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US (2023-03-16)
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How Fort Worth Compares
Notable Tornado Events Near Fort Worth
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable tornado events near Fort Worth, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US (March 2023).
Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US
March 15, 2023 — WARNING
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Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US
May 28, 2019 — WARNING
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Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US
March 28, 2017 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US
March 15, 2023 — WATCH
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Tornado - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WFO Region, US
May 18, 2017 — WATCH
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Tornado Preparedness Tips
- 1.Identify a safe room or storm shelter in your home or building
- 2.Practice tornado drills — get low, cover your head, stay away from windows
- 3.Have a NOAA Weather Radio for tornado watch and warning alerts
- 4.Secure outdoor objects that could become projectiles in high winds
- 5.Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning
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How this data is built
Fort Worth, TX tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live tornado monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
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