Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Van Zandt County, Texas, May 13, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.70, -95.65) to the end point (32.67, -95.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1981, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Van Zandt County, Wood County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1981 | F4 | Texas | 8.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 30 |
| May 13, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 6.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F2 | Arkansas | 14.6 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1981 | F0 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.