Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Val Verde County, Texas, May 12, 1982

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width80 yd
See tornadoes near here
Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.37, -100.92) to the end point (29.37, -100.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 12, 1982, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Texas
Counties
Val Verde County
Path
5 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 12, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 12, 1982F3Texas9 mi100 yd02
May 12, 1982F3Texas13 mi100 yd03
May 12, 1982F2Texas21 mi100 yd017
May 12, 1982F2Texas8 mi150 yd06
May 12, 1982F2Texas10 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1982F2Texas10 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1982F2Texas19 mi120 yd02
May 12, 1982F2Texas20 mi73 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas1 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas2 mi77 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas0.6 mi30 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas8 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas2 mi50 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas7 mi73 yd00
May 12, 1982F1Texas7 mi73 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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