Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Gregg County, Texas, May 2, 1954

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.53, -94.95) to the end point (32.53, -94.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 2, 1954, 6:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Texas
Counties
Gregg County
Near the path
Gladewater (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 2, 1954

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 2, 1954F3Arkansas0.4 mi50 yd00
May 2, 1954F3Texas0.1 mi10 yd04
May 2, 1954F1Texas0.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Missouri0.2 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Arkansas2.7 mi50 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Oklahoma2 mi50 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Arkansas0.5 mi40 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Arkansas0.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Kentucky10 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F1Ohio0.1 mi167 yd00
May 2, 1954F0Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F0Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F0Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1954F0Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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