Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Whitley County, Kentucky, March 12, 1967
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.67, -84.12) to the end point (36.67, -84.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1967, 5:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Whitley County
- Near the path
- Pleasant View (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1967
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1967 | F3 | Kentucky | 23.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 1967 | F2 | Tennessee | 16 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 1967 | F2 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1967 | F2 | South Carolina | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1967 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.