Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Van Zandt County, Texas, April 29, 2017
RatingEF3
Deaths2
Injuries24
Length39.71 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.40, -95.88) to the end point (32.95, -95.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 29, 2017, 5:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Van Zandt County, Rains County
- Near the path
- Canton, Fruitvale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 39.71 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 24 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 29, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF4 | Texas | 21.42 mi | 1,760 yd | 2 | 25 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF2 | Texas | 11.68 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.96 mi | 290 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Arkansas | 1.89 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.36 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 7.3 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Arkansas | 5.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Texas | 2.99 mi | 570 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 190 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Arkansas | 5.86 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF1 | Arkansas | 0.76 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Missouri | 3.85 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 1.55 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.68 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 1.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 8.57 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.88 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.