Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Sterling County, Texas, May 17, 2021
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.4 mi
Width1,056 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.05, -101.18) to the end point (32.05, -101.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 2021, 6:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Sterling County
- Path
- 11.4 miles long, up to 1,056 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 2021
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | New Mexico | 0.67 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.24 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.13 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.01 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 1.11 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | New Mexico | 0.03 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | New Mexico | 1.74 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.15 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.11 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | New Mexico | 0.31 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | New Mexico | 2.67 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EFU | Wyoming | 0.25 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EFU | Texas | 0.86 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EFU | Texas | 0.42 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.