Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Gaines County, Texas, April 10, 1997

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2.6 mi

Width250 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.72, -102.42) to the end point (32.72, -102.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 10, 1997, 4:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Gaines County
Path: 2.6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 10, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 10, 1997	F1	Texas	2.2 mi	130 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd	1	1
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

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