Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Marshall County, Oklahoma, March 31, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length13.2 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.88, -96.80) to the end point (34.02, -96.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1959, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Marshall County
- Path
- 13.2 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1959 | F4 | Texas | 10.4 mi | 1,760 yd | 6 | 31 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Texas | 6.8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.