Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hale County, Texas, June 23, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.07, -101.90) to the end point (34.07, -101.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 23, 1959, 5:04 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hale County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 23, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1959 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1959 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.