Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ellis County, Texas, November 22, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length3 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.35, -96.68) to the end point (32.35, -96.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 22, 1983, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 22, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1983 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F3 | Oklahoma | 19 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F1 | Mississippi | 2.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.