Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Upshur County, Texas, May 12, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.80, -94.93) to the end point (32.80, -94.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1976, 7:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Upshur County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.