Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wichita County, Texas, April 26, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries13
Length3.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.98, -98.50) to the end point (34.00, -98.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1962, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wichita County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 13 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1962 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.