Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, June 12, 1962

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.57, -95.07) to the end point (29.57, -95.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 12, 1962, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Texas
Counties
Harris County
Path
1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 12, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 12, 1962F2New Mexico0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F2Wyoming0.5 mi33 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F1Texas2 mi40 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F1Wyoming1 mi17 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F1North Carolina1 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F0Colorado0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F0South Dakota7.8 mi817 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F0Colorado0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 1962F0Wyoming0.1 mi10 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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