Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Marshall County, Oklahoma, March 12, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length41.6 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.97, -96.88) to the end point (33.80, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1971, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Marshall County, Bryan County
- Path
- 41.6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1971 | F4 | Texas | 5.1 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | Texas | 5.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | Texas | 5.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | Texas | 5.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.