Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Anderson County, Texas, March 17, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.63, -95.37) to the end point (31.63, -95.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 17, 1987, 5:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Anderson County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 17, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.