Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Nolan County, Texas, April 19, 1986

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries100

Length4.5 mi

Width600 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.45, -100.43) to the end point (32.48, -100.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 19, 1986, 7:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Nolan County
Path: 4.5 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 100 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 19, 1986

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Texas	3 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Texas	1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	2
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	2
Apr 19, 1986	F1	Louisiana	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1986	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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