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tornado Tornado Risk in Texas

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

Texas faces very high tornado risk. 47 of 254 counties (19%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: April-June

Highest-Risk Cities in Texas

1
Houston, TX
Extreme · 902 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Antonio, TX
Extreme · 420 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Dallas, TX
Extreme · 1067 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Austin, TX
Extreme · 676 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Fort Worth, TX
Extreme · 1010 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Arlington, TX
Extreme · 992 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
El Paso, TX
Moderate · 36 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 8

Notable Tornado Events

Tornado - San Antonio metro area, Texas, United States

May 26, 2026 — EF1

San Antonio, TX

589,000 people exposed; $71,614M capital exposed

Other Hazards in Texas

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 5/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 5/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 7/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 3/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 5/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 7/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Texas tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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