Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lamar County, Texas, May 13, 1985

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries8

Length4 mi

Width77 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.62, -95.58) to the end point (33.67, -95.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 13, 1985, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Lamar County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 8 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 13, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 13, 1985	F2	Texas	4.5 mi	77 yd	16
May 13, 1985	F2	Texas	8 mi	77 yd	23
May 13, 1985	F1	Arkansas	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F1	Missouri	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	27 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1985	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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