Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, San Diego County, California, January 29, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.05, -117.30) to the end point (33.05, -117.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 29, 1998, 1:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- San Diego County
- Near the path
- Encinitas (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.