Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ector County, Texas, May 26, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.85, -102.37) to the end point (31.85, -102.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1987, 4:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ector County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1987 | F1 | Iowa | 36 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F1 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1987 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.