Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orange County, California, March 16, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length10.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -118.00) to the end point (33.88, -117.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1977, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- Orange County
- Near the path
- Anaheim, Fullerton, Buena Park, Placentia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.