EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Kinney County, Texas — May 16, 1989
Kinney County, TX
300 yd wide17.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMay 16, 1989 · 11:08 PM
Path length17.0 mi
Max width300 yd
Injuries0
Fatalities0
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Kinney County, TX, tracking roughly 17.0 miles with a maximum width of about 300 yards. No injuries or fatalities are noted in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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