Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, May 16, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.97, -103.57) to the end point (32.97, -103.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1954, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Lea County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1954 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1954 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.