Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Kern County, California, November 22, 1996
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.42, -118.85) to the end point (35.43, -118.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 22, 1996, 5:43 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- California
- Counties
- Kern County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 22, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | California | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | California | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F1 | Arizona | 5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | California | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | Arizona | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1996 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.