Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hill County, Texas, March 16, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length11.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.00, -96.90) to the end point (32.05, -96.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1965, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hill County, Navarro County
- Path
- 11.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1965 | F4 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 82.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 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.