Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Zavala County, Texas, October 18, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.68, -99.82) to the end point (28.68, -99.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 18, 1956, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Zavala County
- Near the path
- Crystal City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.