Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Santa Clara County, California, January 11, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.37, -122.12) to the end point (37.42, -122.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 11, 1951, 10:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- California
- Counties
- Santa Clara County
- Near the path
- Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.