Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Gray County, Texas, May 19, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width587 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.53, -101.03) to the end point (35.53, -101.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1982, 5:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Gray County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 587 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Kansas | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Colorado | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 6 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Vermont | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.