Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Travis County, Texas, January 20, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.35, -97.92) to the end point (30.35, -97.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1973, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Travis County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F2 | Louisiana | 7.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 14.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 17.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.