Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Uvalde County, Texas, September 15, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.53, -99.53) to the end point (29.58, -99.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 15, 1996, 1:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Uvalde County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 15, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F1 | Arkansas | 18 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F1 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1996 | F0 | Oregon | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.