Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Harris County, Texas, October 28, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length3.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.70, -95.02) to the end point (29.73, -94.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 28, 1974, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 28, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20.5 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.