Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Anderson County, Texas, May 9, 1981

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.95, -95.90) to the end point (32.05, -95.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1981, 2:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Texas
Counties: Anderson County, Henderson County
Path: 15 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 9, 1981	F3	Texas	5.2 mi	73 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	9.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	22.3 mi	60 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	9.9 mi	73 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	7.7 mi	73 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	5.1 mi	40 yd	2
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	3.3 mi	40 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F2	Texas	1.5 mi	50 yd	1
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Louisiana	0.1 mi	120 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F1	Louisiana	0.1 mi	70 yd	0
May 9, 1981	F0	Tennessee	0.2 mi	40 yd	0

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