EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Hill County, Texas — March 31, 1959
Hill County, TX
1760 yd wide10.4 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMarch 31, 1959 · 9:00 PM
Path length10.4 mi
Max width1760 yd
Injuries31
Fatalities6
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Hill County, TX, tracking roughly 10.4 miles with a maximum width of about 1760 yards. The event is associated with 6 fatalities and 31 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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