Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Montague County, Texas, April 20, 1958
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.7 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.78, -97.72) to the end point (33.77, -97.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1958, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Montague County
- Near the path
- Nocona (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1958 | F1 | Texas | 1.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1958 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1958 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1958 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1958 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.9 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.