Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Smith County, Texas, January 20, 1973

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length0.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.15, -95.28) to the end point (32.15, -95.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 20, 1973, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Smith County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 20, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jan 20, 1973	F2	Louisiana	7.7 mi	100 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	40 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	14.5 mi	200 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	17.3 mi	200 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	200 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	4.3 mi	440 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd

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Smith County

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