Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, May 16, 1989
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.57, -103.90) to the end point (34.70, -103.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1989, 11:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Roosevelt County, Quay County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1989 | F4 | Texas | 17 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F2 | Texas | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.