Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, April 7, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.73, -103.10) to the end point (32.73, -103.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 7, 1959, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Lea County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.