The April 25, 1994 tornado
F4Dallas County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 6.0-mile path that killed 3 and injured 48. It was one of 28 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 25, 1994
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.0 mi
- Width up to 800 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 48
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, April 25, 1994
- 8:30 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
The Lancaster tornado was on the ground for approximately 6 miles and was 1/2 mile wide, producing upper F3 to lower F4 damage. Two hundred twenty-three homes were destroyed, 227 damaged, 58 businesses destroyed. Severe damage was done to one elementary and one junior high school. Eighty percent of the historic downtown square was destroyed. (F73O)(F70O)(M71O)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.