Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chambers County, Texas, October 28, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.52, -94.48) to the end point (29.78, -94.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 28, 1974, 11:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Chambers County, Jefferson County, Hardin County
- Path
- 20.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 28, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 9.6 mi | 67 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 16.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 9.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 8.4 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.