Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F5 tornado, Williamson County, Texas, May 27, 1997

RatingF5

Deaths27

Injuries12

Length5.1 mi

Width650 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.82, -97.62) to the end point (30.77, -97.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 27, 1997, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F5
States: Texas
Counties: Williamson County
Path: 5.1 miles long, up to 650 yards wide
Casualties: 27 deaths, 12 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
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	2 mi	200 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.