Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ochiltree County, Texas, May 27, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries13
Length4.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.18, -100.88) to the end point (36.23, -100.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1962, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ochiltree County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 13 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.