Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Polk County, Texas, October 23, 1997

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length10 mi

Width23 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.57, -94.68) to the end point (30.67, -94.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 23, 1997, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Texas
Counties: Polk County
Path: 10 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 23, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 23, 1997	F2	Texas	7 mi	440 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F2	Texas	5 mi	440 yd	1
Oct 23, 1997	F2	Louisiana	4 mi	200 yd	4
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	3 mi	440 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	3 mi	440 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	20 mi	440 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	3 mi	20 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Texas	5 mi	20 yd	2
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Louisiana	5 mi	20 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Mississippi	1.5 mi	40 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	Mississippi	1.5 mi	40 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	2 mi	23 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Texas	11 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	Louisiana	5 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.