Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Milam County, Texas, May 16, 1981
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.60, -96.93) to the end point (30.60, -96.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1981, 1:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Milam County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 9.7 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1981 | F2 | Arkansas | 12.5 mi | 660 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 16.9 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 47 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 9.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 32.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Louisiana | 20.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Louisiana | 24.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | Arkansas | 10.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.