Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hickman County, Kentucky, May 18, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -88.98) to the end point (36.72, -88.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1981, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Hickman County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1981 | F2 | Mississippi | 7.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 18, 1981 | F1 | Arkansas | 19 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 18, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1981 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1981 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.