Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bell County, Texas, April 28, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.12, -97.73) to the end point (31.12, -97.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1963, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bell County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1963 | F3 | Nebraska | 4.9 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F2 | Nebraska | 13.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F2 | Kansas | 15.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F2 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.3 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F0 | Nebraska | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.