Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Santa Clara County, California, May 5, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.37, -122.03) to the end point (37.37, -122.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1998, 6:43 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- California
- Counties
- Santa Clara County
- Path
- 0.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1998 | F1 | California | 0.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 5, 1998 | F0 | California | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1998 | F0 | Wyoming | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.