Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Fayette County, Texas, December 23, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -96.80) to the end point (30.15, -96.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 23, 2002, 8:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Fayette County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 23, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 5.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.