Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Texas, January 21, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length8.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.83, -94.13) to the end point (31.88, -94.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 21, 1973, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 8.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 21, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1973 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.