Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Dawson County, Texas, June 8, 1965

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length19.4 mi
Width17 yd
See tornadoes near here
Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.90, -102.17) to the end point (32.90, -101.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 8, 1965, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Texas
Counties
Dawson County
Path
19.4 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 8 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.