Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Fayette County, Texas, December 23, 2002

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width100 yd
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Path

The 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

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
Same day

Other tornadoes on December 23, 2002

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 23, 2002F1Texas5.5 mi200 yd01
Dec 23, 2002F1Texas1 mi30 yd02
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.2 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.3 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi30 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi30 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi30 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.5 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Mississippi0.1 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Mississippi0.1 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Alabama0.1 mi20 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F0Texas0.3 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.