Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, May 8, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.98, -103.58) to the end point (34.00, -103.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1997, 6:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Roosevelt County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1997 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1997 | F0 | New Mexico | 2.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.