Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Henderson County, Texas, October 13, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.27, -96.17) to the end point (32.33, -96.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 13, 1981, 9:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Henderson County
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 13, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1981 | F3 | Texas | 7.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 2.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 6.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 5.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.