Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Butte County, California, December 17, 1992
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -121.57) to the end point (39.52, -121.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 17, 1992, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- Butte County
- Near the path
- Oroville, Thermalito (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 17, 1992
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1992 | F1 | California | 5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17, 1992 | F0 | California | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.