EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Lamar County, Texas — May 13, 1981
Lamar County, TX
400 yd wide8.8 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMay 13, 1981 · 6:15 PM
Path length8.8 mi
Max width400 yd
Injuries30
Fatalities0
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Lamar County, TX, tracking roughly 8.8 miles with a maximum width of about 400 yards. The historical record notes 30 injuries and no fatalities. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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