Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cooke County, Texas, October 30, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.63, -97.15) to the end point (33.63, -97.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 30, 1974, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cooke County
- Near the path
- Gainesville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 30, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 1.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.