Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Jeff Davis County, Texas, May 23, 1961

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width440 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.60, -104.48) to the end point (30.60, -104.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 1961, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Texas
Counties: Jeff Davis County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 1961

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 23, 1961	F1	Texas	0.4 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 23, 1961	F1	New Mexico	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Jeff Davis County

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