Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Matagorda County, Texas, May 31, 1981

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.2 mi

Width27 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.82, -96.13) to the end point (28.82, -96.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 31, 1981, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Matagorda County
Path: 0.2 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 31, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 31, 1981	F1	Colorado	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 31, 1981	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	27 yd
May 31, 1981	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	27 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Matagorda County
Brazoria County
Fort Bend County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.