Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bowie County, Texas, May 27, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.47, -94.42) to the end point (33.33, -94.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1979, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bowie County
- Path
- 10.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.