Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hill County, Texas, March 31, 1959
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries31
Length10.4 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.85, -97.22) to the end point (31.98, -97.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1959, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hill County
- Path
- 10.4 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 31 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Texas | 6.8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Oklahoma | 13.2 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.