Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Idaho, May 31, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.83, -112.50) to the end point (43.87, -112.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1997, 5:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Idaho
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1997 | F2 | Idaho | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 12 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Idaho | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Idaho | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F0 | Washington | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.