Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Johnson County, Texas, October 3, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -97.38) to the end point (32.47, -97.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 3, 1959, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Near the path
- Joshua (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 3, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.