Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Stephens County, Texas, May 16, 1978

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.87, -98.90) to the end point (32.87, -98.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 1978, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Texas
Counties: Stephens County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 16, 1978	F0	Wyoming	2 mi	180 yd	0	0
May 16, 1978	F0	Wyoming	2 mi	180 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Stephens County
Callahan County

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