Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Bowie County, Texas, May 16, 1990

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.2 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.33, -94.35) to the end point (33.33, -94.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 1990, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Bowie County
Path: 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 1990

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 16, 1990	F2	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F2	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F2	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F2	Arkansas	26.5 mi	77 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F2	Arkansas	15 mi	77 yd	1	1
May 16, 1990	F1	Illinois	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Ohio	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Missouri	1 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Louisiana	0.2 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Illinois	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F0	Arkansas	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 1990	F0	Arkansas	3 mi	77 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.