Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cameron County, Texas, May 12, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.22, -97.68) to the end point (26.22, -97.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1969, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cameron County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1969 | F3 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.