Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Swisher County, Texas, August 22, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.37, -101.77) to the end point (34.37, -101.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 22, 1971, 3:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Swisher County
- Near the path
- Kress (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.