Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cooke County, Texas, May 7, 1995
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries6
Length34.1 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.80, -97.43) to the end point (34.20, -97.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1995, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas, Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cooke County, Love County, Carter County
- Path
- 34.1 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | Texas | 26 mi | 880 yd | 2 | 11 |
| May 7, 1995 | F2 | Texas | 12 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 12 |
| May 7, 1995 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 7, 1995 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Missouri | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 7, 1995 | F1 | Missouri | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 18 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.