Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Mason County, Texas, May 23, 1976

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.4 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.58, -99.00) to the end point (30.53, -98.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 1976, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Mason County
Path: 5.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 23, 1976	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1976	F1	Florida	9.6 mi	33 yd	2
May 23, 1976	F1	Texas	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1976	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1976	F1	Texas	13.7 mi	200 yd	0
May 23, 1976	F0	Florida	3.3 mi	33 yd	0
May 23, 1976	F0	Florida	0.5 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mason County
Gillespie County
Llano County
Blanco County
McCulloch County
Burnet County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.