Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Fayette County, Texas, October 18, 1960

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length5.2 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.63, -96.90) to the end point (29.70, -96.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 18, 1960, 1:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Fayette County
Path: 5.2 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 18, 1960

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 18, 1960	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1960	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Fayette County

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