Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, July 15, 1983

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width60 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.77, -95.32) to the end point (29.77, -95.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 15, 1983, 3:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Harris County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 15, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 15, 1983	F2	Nebraska	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 15, 1983	F1	Texas	0.7 mi	60 yd	2
Jul 15, 1983	F0	North Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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