Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Runnels County, Texas, September 17, 1988

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width60 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.62, -99.95) to the end point (31.63, -99.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 17, 1988, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Runnels County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 17, 1988

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Sep 17, 1988	F2	Texas	5 mi	50 yd	0	3
Sep 17, 1988	F2	Texas	11 mi	63 yd	0	2
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Texas	4 mi	30 yd	1	1
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Texas	6 mi	50 yd	0	3
Sep 17, 1988	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	4 mi	60 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	3.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

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