Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Nueces County, Texas, May 9, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.62, -97.28) to the end point (27.62, -97.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1968, 1:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Nueces County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1968 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 9, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1968 | F0 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.