Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ector County, Texas, October 15, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.65, -102.37) to the end point (31.65, -102.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 15, 1981, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ector County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.