Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lincoln County, Washington, May 31, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.63, -118.70) to the end point (47.75, -118.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1997, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Washington
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 50 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 | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1997 | F1 | Idaho | 4 mi | 200 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.