Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Nolan County, Texas, March 23, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -100.40) to the end point (32.47, -100.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 1973, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Nolan County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 24.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 9.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.