Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Howard County, Texas, June 8, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.23, -101.33) to the end point (32.23, -101.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1962, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Howard County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.