Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jones County, Texas, May 25, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length20.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.57, -99.68) to the end point (32.47, -99.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 25, 1976, 2:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Jones County, Taylor County, Callahan County
- Path
- 20.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 25, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1976 | F3 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 13.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 3.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F0 | Nebraska | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.