Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cass County, Texas, October 21, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22 mi
Width25 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -94.50) to the end point (33.12, -94.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 21, 1996, 2:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cass County
- Near the path
- Atlanta (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 22 miles long, up to 25 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 21, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.