Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Oldham County, Texas, May 16, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.20, -102.43) to the end point (35.20, -102.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1989, 1:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Oldham County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 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 | New Mexico | 10 mi | 50 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.