The April 15, 1973 tornado
F4Frio County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 23.3-mile path that killed 5 and injured 12. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 15, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 23.3 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 15, 1973
- 5:20 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.