Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wood County, Texas, March 24, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.67, -95.50) to the end point (32.67, -95.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 1962, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wood County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.