Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Wichita County, Texas, April 3, 1964
RatingF5
Deaths7
Injuries111
Length4.7 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.90, -98.50) to the end point (33.93, -98.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1964, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wichita County
- Near the path
- Wichita Falls (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 7 deaths, 111 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1964 | F3 | Oklahoma | 16.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.