Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union County, New Mexico, September 18, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.40, -103.03) to the end point (36.43, -103.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1965, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 18, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1965 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1965 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1965 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.