Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Haskell County, Texas, May 26, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width67 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -99.77) to the end point (33.17, -99.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 26, 1962, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Haskell County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 26, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 26, 1962	F4	Oklahoma	10.1 mi	400 yd	1
May 26, 1962	F4	Texas	10.7 mi	133 yd	1
May 26, 1962	F3	Kansas	2 mi	10 yd	4
May 26, 1962	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F2	Ohio	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F2	Kansas	2 mi	200 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F2	Oklahoma	6.8 mi	100 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F1	Texas	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F1	Texas	9.1 mi	133 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 26, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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