Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hidalgo County, Texas, March 15, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length6.1 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.05, -98.32) to the end point (25.95, -98.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 15, 1983, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hidalgo County
- Path
- 6.1 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.