Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Hunt County, Texas, May 5, 1978

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length29.9 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.88, -96.22) to the end point (32.70, -95.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1978, 2:31 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Hunt County, Van Zandt County
Path: 29.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 5, 1978	F0	Texas	4.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 5, 1978	F0	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Hunt County
Van Zandt County
Kaufman County
Ellis County
Henderson County

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