Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Wood County, Texas, May 3, 1979

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length7.2 mi

Width400 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.78, -95.52) to the end point (32.82, -95.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 3, 1979, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Wood County
Path: 7.2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 3, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 3, 1979	F2	Texas	7.6 mi	200 yd	5
May 3, 1979	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	100 yd	2
May 3, 1979	F2	Tennessee	9.4 mi	73 yd	5
May 3, 1979	F2	Texas	10.8 mi	200 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Arkansas	0.3 mi	77 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.2 mi	27 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.3 mi	27 yd	0

Nearby

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