Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Motley County, Texas, May 20, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.05, -100.80) to the end point (34.05, -100.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1962, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Motley County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 25.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Vermont | 9.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.