Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hood County, Texas, April 28, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -97.83) to the end point (32.53, -97.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1971, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hood County
- Path
- 11.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 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 | 9.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 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.