Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Throckmorton County, Texas, April 21, 1985

RatingF3

Deaths3

Injuries0

Length4.5 mi

Width400 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.23, -99.00) to the end point (33.28, -98.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 21, 1985, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Throckmorton County, Young County
Path: 4.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 3 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 21, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 21, 1985	F2	Texas	5 mi	300 yd	2
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Iowa	1.2 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	5 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	14.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	3 mi	70 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	60 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Minnesota	6 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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