Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sterling County, Texas, May 14, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.67, -100.87) to the end point (31.67, -100.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1989, 2:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Sterling County, Tom Green County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1989 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.