Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Gonzales County, Texas, October 11, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length8.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.65, -97.27) to the end point (29.77, -97.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 11, 1973, 8:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Gonzales County, Jim Wells County
- Path
- 8.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 11, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 0.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.