Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Harris County, Texas, February 5, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.03, -95.55) to the end point (29.98, -95.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 5, 1986, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 5, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 1986 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 170 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.