Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Victoria County, Texas, April 27, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.75, -97.00) to the end point (28.75, -97.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1962, 6:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Victoria County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1962 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 4.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.