Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wharton County, Texas, April 22, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.60, -96.10) to the end point (29.58, -95.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1978, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wharton County, Fort Bend County
- Path
- 19 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 8.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.