Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Starr County, Texas, May 5, 1991
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.52, -98.48) to the end point (26.52, -98.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1991, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Starr County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1991
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1991 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F1 | Mississippi | 11 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1991 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.