Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Williamson County, Texas, May 17, 1989

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries28

Length3 mi

Width1,700 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.77, -97.62) to the end point (30.82, -97.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1989, 3:02 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Williamson County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 1,700 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 28 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1989

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	31 mi	400 yd	14
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	3 mi	150 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	5 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	2 mi	40 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	6 mi	200 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 17, 1989	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0

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