Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hockley County, Texas, June 3, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.88, -102.15) to the end point (33.87, -102.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 3, 1961, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hockley County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 3, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 25.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F2 | New Mexico | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 27.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.