Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Johnson County, Texas, October 4, 1959

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length13 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -97.38) to the end point (32.63, -97.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 4, 1959, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Johnson County, Tarrant County
Path: 13 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 4, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 4, 1959	F3	Texas	27.6 mi	67 yd	5
Oct 4, 1959	F2	Oklahoma	4.3 mi	200 yd	2
Oct 4, 1959	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0
Oct 4, 1959	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Johnson County
Tarrant County
Dallas County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.