Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, San Bernardino County, California, May 18, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.60, -117.18) to the end point (34.63, -117.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1997, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- San Bernardino County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1997 | F2 | Illinois | 6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F1 | Iowa | 3.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F1 | California | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 18, 1997 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.