Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Jack County, Texas, May 1, 1954

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.43, -98.38) to the end point (33.43, -98.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 1, 1954, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Texas
Counties
Jack County
Path
1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 4 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 1, 1954

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 1, 1954F4Texas, Oklahoma68.6 mi440 yd02
May 1, 1954F4Oklahoma59.2 mi10 yd065
May 1, 1954F3Oklahoma12.3 mi10 yd33
May 1, 1954F3Oklahoma6.2 mi100 yd00
May 1, 1954F3Oklahoma8 mi300 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma11.6 mi300 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma7.8 mi10 yd07
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma39.2 mi10 yd06
May 1, 1954F2Kansas0.3 mi300 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma19.7 mi100 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Kansas5.6 mi33 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Kansas5.1 mi10 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma5.7 mi220 yd00
May 1, 1954F2Oklahoma37.2 mi10 yd06
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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