Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, DeWitt County, Texas, May 16, 1969
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.97, -97.52) to the end point (28.97, -97.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1969, 10:02 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- DeWitt County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1969 | F3 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F3 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 16, 1969 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 42.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 42.8 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 42.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 42.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 10.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 23.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.