Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Orange County, California, February 9, 1978
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length2 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.67, -115.78) to the end point (33.67, -115.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 9, 1978, 3:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- California
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.