Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ellis County, Texas, April 21, 1958
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries18
Length15.9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -96.98) to the end point (32.27, -96.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1958, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Path
- 15.9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 18 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1958 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1958 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1958 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.