Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, April 19, 1977

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.1 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.92, -103.08) to the end point (32.93, -103.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 19, 1977, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: New Mexico
Counties: Lea County
Path: 5.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 19, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 19, 1977	F3	Texas	4.3 mi	200 yd	18
Apr 19, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	0.8 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	Louisiana	1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F1	New Mexico	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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