Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, August 31, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.95, -103.35) to the end point (32.95, -103.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 31, 1963, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Lea County
- Near the path
- Lovington (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.