Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hutchinson County, Texas, May 17, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.63, -101.58) to the end point (35.63, -101.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1959, 4:09 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hutchinson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F2 | Kansas | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.