Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Motley County, Texas, June 21, 2023

RatingEF3
Deaths4
Injuries15
Length9.14 mi
Width600 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.12, -100.85) to the end point (33.99, -100.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 21, 2023, 6:51 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Texas
Counties
Motley County
Near the path
Matador (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
9.14 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties
4 deaths, 15 injuries
Same day

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DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 21, 2023EF2Colorado1.85 mi400 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EF2Colorado4.52 mi400 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EF2Colorado4.93 mi800 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EF1Colorado0.95 mi200 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EF1Colorado0.08 mi14 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EF0South Dakota1.76 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUNebraska0.59 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.46 mi25 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.66 mi25 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado1.44 mi25 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.3 mi25 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.51 mi25 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.69 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.24 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2023EFUColorado0.2 mi25 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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