Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Williamson County, Texas, May 27, 1997

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.87, -97.60) to the end point (30.83, -97.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 27, 1997, 2:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Williamson County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 27, 1997	F5	Texas	5.1 mi	650 yd	27	12
May 27, 1997	F4	Texas	5.6 mi	440 yd	1	5
May 27, 1997	F3	Texas	3.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F3	Texas	1.4 mi	273 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F3	Texas	9.2 mi	200 yd	0	15
May 27, 1997	F2	Arkansas	0.2 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F2	Texas	2 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F2	Texas	0.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Arkansas	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	2.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	Texas	3.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	0.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Texas	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Nearby

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