Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Schleicher County, Texas, February 20, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.85, -100.62) to the end point (31.00, -100.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1997, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Schleicher County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1997 | F1 | Arkansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.