Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Dickens County, Texas, May 3, 1961

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length38.3 mi

Width33 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.78, -100.83) to the end point (33.45, -100.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 3, 1961, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Dickens County, King County
Path: 38.3 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 3, 1961

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 3, 1961	F2	Texas	2.7 mi	100 yd
May 3, 1961	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	33 yd
May 3, 1961	F0	Texas	2 mi	100 yd
May 3, 1961	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Dickens County
King County
Floyd County
Cottle County

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