EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Lamar County, Texas — April 2, 1982
Lamar County, TX
250 yd wide23.0 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeApril 2, 1982 · 4:00 PM
Path length23.0 mi
Max width250 yd
Injuries170
Fatalities10
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Lamar County, TX, tracking roughly 23.0 miles with a maximum width of about 250 yards. The event is associated with 10 fatalities and 170 injuries 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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