Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Lamb County, Texas, June 2, 1965
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries76
Length39.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.90, -102.15) to the end point (34.22, -101.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 2, 1965, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lamb County, Hale County
- Near the path
- Hale Center (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 39.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 76 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 2, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1965 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.