Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, San Patricio County, Texas, October 22, 1954
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries25
Length20.5 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.15, -97.43) to the end point (27.87, -97.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 22, 1954, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- San Patricio County
- Path
- 20.5 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 22, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1954 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1954 | F1 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 1954 | F0 | Oregon | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.