Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Burleson County, Texas, May 16, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.7 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.45, -96.80) to the end point (30.40, -96.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1981, 2:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Burleson County
- Path
- 9.7 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 16, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.