Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Lavaca County, Texas, May 18, 2021
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.62 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.49, -96.81) to the end point (29.51, -96.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 2021, 3:54 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lavaca County
- Path
- 1.62 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 2021
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2021 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.62 mi | 175 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF1 | Mississippi | 1.43 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF1 | Texas | 3.27 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.31 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.98 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Mississippi | 1.49 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Texas | 0.08 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2021 | EF0 | Texas | 0.01 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.