Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Rusk County, Texas, April 6, 2003

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries6

Length4.9 mi

Width220 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.30, -94.60) to the end point (32.30, -94.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 6, 2003, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Rusk County
Path: 4.9 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 6 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 6, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 6, 2003	F3	Texas	38.2 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F2	Texas	27.5 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F2	Mississippi	11 mi	1,230 yd	6
Apr 6, 2003	F1	Mississippi	5 mi	100 yd	2
Apr 6, 2003	F1	Mississippi	4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Louisiana	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	12.5 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Idaho	1 mi	7 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Louisiana	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.3 mi	25 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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