Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Waller County, Texas, February 5, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length8 mi
Width170 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.83, -95.85) to the end point (29.87, -95.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 5, 1986, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Waller County, Harris County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 170 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 5, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 1986 | F3 | Texas | 5 mi | 70 yd | 2 | 0 |
| 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.