Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lee County, Texas, May 21, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -96.97) to the end point (30.10, -96.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1983, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1983 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.