The April 3, 1964 tornado
F5Wichita County, Texas
An F5 tornado on a 4.7-mile path that killed 7 and injured 111. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · April 3, 1964
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 4.7 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 111
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 3, 1964
- 2:35 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.