The April 19, 1976 tornado
F5Brown County, Texas
An F5 tornado on a 10.5-mile path that injured 11. It was one of 16 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · April 19, 1976
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 10.5 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 11
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, April 19, 1976
- 5:30 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.