Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cameron County, Texas, September 16, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.18, -97.70) to the end point (26.18, -97.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 16, 1988, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cameron County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 16, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1988 | F1 | Alabama | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F1 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1988 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.