Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Harris County, Texas, October 31, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.62, -95.17) to the end point (29.62, -95.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 31, 1974, 12:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 4.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.