Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, McLennan County, Texas, March 10, 1973
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries77
Length23.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.53, -96.83) to the end point (31.85, -96.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 10, 1973, 6:02 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- McLennan County, Limestone County, Hill County
- Near the path
- Mart, Hubbard (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 23.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 77 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 10, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | Texas | 7.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 40 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | Texas | 6.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 70 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 11.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 19.9 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.