Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Deaf Smith County, Texas, April 19, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries24
Length6.1 mi
Width133 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.82, -102.37) to the end point (34.87, -102.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1971, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Deaf Smith County
- Path
- 6.1 miles long, up to 133 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 24 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 7.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F0 | Colorado | 14.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1971 | F0 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.