Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Guadalupe County, Texas, January 20, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.60, -97.97) to the end point (29.60, -97.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 20, 1973, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Guadalupe County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 20, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jan 20, 1973	F2	Texas	0.5 mi	100 yd	1
Jan 20, 1973	F2	Louisiana	7.7 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	14.5 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	17.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	4.3 mi	440 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 20, 1973	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	10 yd	0

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