The May 6, 1973 tornado
F5McLennan and Bosque counties, Texas
An F5 tornado on a 10.6-mile path. It was one of 16 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · May 6, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 10.6 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, May 6, 1973
- 7:25 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.