Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wharton County, Texas, November 22, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.40, -96.08) to the end point (29.40, -96.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 22, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wharton County
- Near the path
- Hungerford (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 22, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 21.9 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 13.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.