Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gonzales County, Texas, May 6, 1982
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.40, -97.75) to the end point (29.42, -97.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1982, 3:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Gonzales County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | Wisconsin | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.