Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Ellis County, Texas, May 15, 2013
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6.17 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.33, -96.63) to the end point (32.36, -96.54), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 2013, 11:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Near the path
- Ennis (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.17 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 2013
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2013 | EF4 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 400 yd | 6 | 54 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF3 | Texas | 7.79 mi | 1,733 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 1.01 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 3.63 mi | 240 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 1.95 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 2.44 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 1.11 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 3.42 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.94 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.49 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.69 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 1.46 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.12 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.19 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 0.21 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 1.04 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF0 | Texas | 1.28 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.