Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dallas County, Texas, January 17, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.60, -96.75) to the end point (32.60, -96.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 17, 1996, 10:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Dallas County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 17, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 1996 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.