Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Childress County, Texas, May 17, 1989

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.33, -100.30) to the end point (34.40, -100.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1989, 4:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Childress County
Path: 6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1989

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 17, 1989	F3	Texas	3 mi	1,700 yd	1	28
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	31 mi	400 yd	0	14
May 17, 1989	F2	Texas	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0

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