Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Franklin County, Texas, March 26, 1961

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length13 mi
Width60 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.13, -95.22) to the end point (33.28, -95.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 26, 1961, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Texas
Counties
Franklin County, Titus County
Path
13 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 26, 1961

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 26, 1961F3Texas1 mi50 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F3Texas0.2 mi10 yd02
Mar 26, 1961F3Oklahoma21.4 mi200 yd01
Mar 26, 1961F3Texas9.1 mi280 yd04
Mar 26, 1961F3Oklahoma8 mi100 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F3Texas0.1 mi10 yd09
Mar 26, 1961F2Oklahoma29.3 mi10 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas1.5 mi100 yd01
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas3 mi880 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F2Kansas2 mi440 yd01
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas0.3 mi17 yd01
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas0.8 mi280 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas0.5 mi50 yd00
Mar 26, 1961F2Oklahoma49.6 mi10 yd026
Mar 26, 1961F2Texas4.7 mi250 yd00
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.