Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Madera County, California, May 20, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.93, -120.12) to the end point (36.93, -120.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 2002, 4:59 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- Madera County
- Near the path
- Madera, Parkwood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 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.