Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Anderson County, Texas, October 31, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.62, -95.58) to the end point (31.62, -95.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 31, 1974, 8:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Anderson County
- Near the path
- Elkhart (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 31, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.