Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Dallas County, Texas, October 4, 1959

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries5

Length27.6 mi

Width67 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.77, -96.58) to the end point (33.13, -96.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 4, 1959, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Dallas County, Rockwall County, Collin County
Path: 27.6 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 5 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 4, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 4, 1959	F2	Oklahoma	4.3 mi	200 yd	2
Oct 4, 1959	F1	Texas	13 mi	50 yd	0
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

Dallas County
Rockwall County
Collin County
Tarrant County
Johnson County

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