Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lee County, Texas, February 23, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.25, -96.78) to the end point (30.25, -96.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 23, 1962, 5:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 23, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1962 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Tennessee | 14 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 23, 1962 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.