Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Reeves County, Texas, May 17, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length2 mi

Width67 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.43, -103.48) to the end point (31.43, -103.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1962, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Reeves County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1962	F2	New Mexico	10.8 mi	10 yd	1
May 17, 1962	F2	Kansas	12.6 mi	250 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F1	Colorado	23 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F1	New Mexico	15.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Reeves County

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