Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Wheeler County, Texas, May 7, 1965
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.37, -100.25) to the end point (35.37, -100.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1965, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wheeler County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 7, 1965 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.