Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Comal County, Texas, July 18, 1971

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.9 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.67, -98.45) to the end point (29.62, -98.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 18, 1971, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Comal County, Guadalupe County
Path: 4.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 18, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 18, 1971	F2	Wisconsin	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1971	F2	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1971	F2	Wisconsin	38.5 mi	100 yd	1	2
Jul 18, 1971	F1	Minnesota	1.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1971	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Comal County
Guadalupe County
Caldwell County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.