Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Martin County, Texas, May 5, 1969
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -102.12) to the end point (32.47, -102.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1969, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Martin County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F1 | Puerto Rico | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 5, 1969 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | New Mexico | 5 mi | 867 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.