Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Gillespie County, Texas, May 28, 1962

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.3 mi

Width27 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.28, -98.85) to the end point (30.25, -98.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1962, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Gillespie County
Near the path: Fredericksburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 4.3 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 28, 1962	F2	Texas	5.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	3.6 mi	300 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	1.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	0.9 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Iowa	11.7 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	200 yd	5
May 28, 1962	F2	Oklahoma	9.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Missouri	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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