Irving, Texas, located in Dallas County, is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and has a total estimated population of 228,700 people. The city has experienced 232 tornadoes since 1950. Irving is at high risk for tornado activity, with an average of 4 tornadoes per year, typically resulting in no fatalities.

What part of Texas doesn get tornadoes?

Presidio. Located in southwest Texas, Presidio is one of the few areas less prone to Tornadoes. ... Since the year 1950, there have only been three occurrences of tornadoes in Presidio County, making it one of the few areas in the country with low cases of tornadoes.

Where do most tornadoes occur in Texas?

Tornadoes occur with greatest frequency in the Red River Valley of North Texas. Tornadoes may occur in any month and at any hour of the day, but they occur with greatest frequency during the late spring and early summer months, and between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.