Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rains County, Texas, October 18, 1993
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.83, -95.70) to the end point (32.83, -95.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 18, 1993, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Rains County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 18, 1993
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1993 | F2 | Texas | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F1 | Arkansas | 4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.