Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wilbarger County, Texas, May 16, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -99.40) to the end point (34.07, -99.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1982, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wilbarger County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.