Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Eastland County, Texas, April 28, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length9.1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.25, -98.83) to the end point (32.32, -98.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1971, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Eastland County
- Path
- 9.1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 11.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.