Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Upshur County, Texas, January 5, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.68, -94.90) to the end point (32.70, -94.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 5, 1998, 12:08 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Upshur County
- Path
- 2.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 5, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1998 | F2 | Texas | 4.2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | Oregon | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.