Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Young County, Texas, May 18, 1951

RatingF4

Deaths2

Injuries100

Length2 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.42, -98.75) to the end point (33.42, -98.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1951, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Texas
Counties: Young County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 100 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1951

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 18, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 18, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 18, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Young County
Wichita County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.