Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, May 7, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length13.1 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.62, -95.20) to the end point (29.77, -95.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1976, 1:21 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 13.1 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 20.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.