Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Orange County, Texas, January 21, 1973
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.07, -94.00) to the end point (30.10, -93.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 21, 1973, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 21, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 8.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 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.