The May 13, 1981 tornado
F4Lamar County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 8.8-mile path that injured 30. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 13, 1981
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.8 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 30
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 13, 1981
- 6:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.