Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Panola County, Texas, March 12, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.17, -94.33) to the end point (32.17, -94.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1953, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Panola County
- Near the path
- Carthage (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.