Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hale County, Texas, April 8, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.87, -101.75) to the end point (33.87, -101.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1978, 7:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hale County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1978 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 27.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.