Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Navarro County, Texas, October 17, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length3.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -96.63) to the end point (31.97, -96.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1998, 9:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Navarro County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1998 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F2 | Texas | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 3.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.