Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Crosby County, Texas, June 5, 1961

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.78, -101.38) to the end point (33.78, -101.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 5, 1961, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Crosby County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 5, 1961

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jun 5, 1961	F2	Oklahoma	28.5 mi	150 yd	1
Jun 5, 1961	F2	Texas	5.1 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	New Mexico	5.7 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Texas	12 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Texas	21.8 mi	333 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Texas	23.9 mi	500 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Texas	20 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Texas	2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Texas	1.5 mi	17 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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