Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Texas, December 6, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.68, -94.97) to the end point (30.68, -94.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 6, 1987, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 6, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 1987 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F1 | Texas | 11.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.