Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Maverick County, Texas, May 24, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.37, -100.33) to the end point (28.37, -100.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1981, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Maverick County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1981 | F2 | Missouri | 9.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.