Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Mitchell County, Texas, May 27, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length23 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.17, -100.87) to the end point (32.47, -100.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1982, 8:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Mitchell County, Nolan County
- Path
- 23 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 12 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 13 |
| May 27, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 27, 1982 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.