Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Okanogan County, Washington, July 21, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.17, -118.98) to the end point (48.22, -118.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 21, 1997, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Washington
- Counties
- Okanogan County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 21, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1997 | F1 | Washington | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1997 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1997 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.