Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Kimble County, Texas, May 6, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length41.6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.63, -99.52) to the end point (31.23, -99.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1969, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Kimble County, Menard County, McCulloch County
- Path
- 41.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | Texas | 38.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F1 | Texas | 26.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.