Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sherman County, Texas, April 15, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.35, -102.08) to the end point (36.35, -102.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1971, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Sherman County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1971 | F1 | New Mexico | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1971 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1971 | F1 | New Mexico | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1971 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.