Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Socorro County, New Mexico, August 2, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.12, -107.23) to the end point (34.02, -107.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 2, 1950, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Socorro County
- Near the path
- Magdalena (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.