Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hopkins County, Texas, October 31, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.7 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.13, -95.60) to the end point (33.17, -95.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 31, 1974, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hopkins County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 31, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F1 | Arkansas | 1.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.