Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Contra Costa County, California, December 5, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.93, -122.35) to the end point (37.93, -122.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1998, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- California
- Counties
- Contra Costa County
- Near the path
- Richmond (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1998 | F1 | California | 1.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1998 | F1 | California | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1998 | F0 | California | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.