Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Brazoria County, Texas, May 6, 1982
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.05, -95.40) to the end point (29.05, -95.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1982, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Brazoria County
- Near the path
- Richwood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.4 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 | Texas | 7 mi | 40 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.