Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Austin County, Texas, December 23, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.87, -96.45) to the end point (29.93, -96.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 23, 1973, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Austin County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.