Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sacramento County, California, February 7, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.70, -121.45) to the end point (38.73, -121.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 7, 1978, 3:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- California
- Counties
- Sacramento County
- Near the path
- Elverta, Rio Linda (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.