Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bexar County, Texas, May 2, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.6 mi
Width1,200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.17, -99.65) to the end point (29.23, -99.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1959, 3:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bexar County
- Path
- 4.6 miles long, up to 1,200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1959 | F2 | Kansas | 18.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.