Texas, 1981

Tornadoes in Texas, August 30, 1981

August 30, 1981 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$525,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Live Oak

When
August 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
28.480, -98.120

Tornado, Atascosa

When
August 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Atascosa County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
28.930, -98.670

Tornado, Bexar

When
August 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
27 yd
Coordinates
29.120, -98.450

Tornado, Bee

When
August 30, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Bee County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
43 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
28.430, -97.820

Tornado, Karnes

When
August 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Karnes County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
37 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.770, -97.800

Tornado, Goliad

When
August 30, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Goliad County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
27 yd
Coordinates
28.550, -97.530

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10127958, 10127959, 10128172, 10128173, 10128174, 10128175.