Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jim Wells County, Texas, September 20, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width25 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.75, -98.02) to the end point (27.75, -98.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1996, 11:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Jim Wells County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 25 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 1.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.