Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Shelby County, Texas, November 15, 1987

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries116

Length48 mi

Width500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.87, -94.18) to the end point (32.48, -93.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 15, 1987, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas, Louisiana
Counties: Shelby County, Panola County, De Soto Parish, Caddo Parish
Path: 48 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 116 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 15, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Texas	10.5 mi	250 yd	1	59
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Texas	33 mi	500 yd	4	81
Nov 15, 1987	F3	Texas	12.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Texas	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	8
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Texas	10 mi	500 yd	2	12
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	1
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Texas	10 mi	200 yd	3	2
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Texas	6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	Texas	7 mi	900 yd	0	9
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Oklahoma	3.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Texas	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Louisiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F0	Louisiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.