Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, May 10, 1966
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.10, -103.20) to the end point (32.10, -103.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1966, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Lea County
- Near the path
- Jal (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 10, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 10, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1966 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1966 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.