Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Grant County, Oklahoma, March 16, 1965
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length82.7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.60, -98.10) to the end point (37.25, -96.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1965, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Oklahoma, Kansas
- Counties
- Grant County, Kay County, Sumner County, Cowley County
- Path
- 82.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1965 | F3 | Texas | 11.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 16.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.