Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EFU tornado, Ellis County, Texas, May 16, 2021
RatingEFU
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.64 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.40, -96.96) to the end point (32.41, -96.96), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 2021, 2:14 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EFU (not rated)
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Near the path
- Midlothian (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.64 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 2021
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2021 | EF1 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | Texas | 1.95 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | Texas | 0.27 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EF0 | Texas | 0.15 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EFU | Texas | 2.33 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EFU | Texas | 0.89 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EFU | Colorado | 2.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2021 | EFU | Texas | 0.97 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.