Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Maverick County, Texas, April 17, 1966
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.5 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.73, -100.52) to the end point (28.90, -100.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1966, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Maverick County
- Path
- 17.5 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1966 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F1 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 7.7 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.