Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lynn County, Texas, May 5, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.15, -101.62) to the end point (33.18, -101.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1969, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lynn County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17 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.