Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tom Green County, Texas, May 15, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.22, -100.50) to the end point (31.22, -100.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1981, 7:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Tom Green County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1981 | F2 | Maryland | 1.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 15, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.