Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Santa Cruz County, California, December 5, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.98, -122.02) to the end point (36.98, -122.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1998, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- California
- Counties
- Santa Cruz County
- Near the path
- Santa Cruz (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 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 | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.