Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chaves County, New Mexico, June 12, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.40, -104.50) to the end point (33.40, -104.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 12, 1962, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Chaves County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 12, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1962 | F2 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F1 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F0 | South Dakota | 7.8 mi | 817 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1962 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.