Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Reeves County, Texas, May 22, 1987
RatingF4
Deaths30
Injuries121
Length3 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.00, -103.68) to the end point (31.03, -103.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1987, 7:16 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Reeves County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 30 deaths, 121 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.