Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sonoma County, California, February 17, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.52, -123.25) to the end point (38.52, -123.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1959, 6:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- Sonoma County
- Near the path
- Timber Cove (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.