Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hemphill County, Texas, May 7, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.83, -100.45) to the end point (35.93, -100.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1986, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hemphill County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1986 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F1 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.