Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Churchill County, Nevada, May 17, 1987
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.38, -118.68) to the end point (39.42, -118.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1987, 4:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Nevada
- Counties
- Churchill County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1987 | F1 | Colorado | 0.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1987 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1987 | F0 | Nevada | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1987 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.