Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Callahan County, Texas, April 28, 1950
RatingF4
Deaths5
Injuries5
Length1.3 mi
Width233 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.42, -99.50) to the end point (32.42, -99.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1950, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Callahan County
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 233 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1950 | F4 | Oklahoma | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 5 | 32 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F3 | Oklahoma | 20.8 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 19.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.