Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Brazoria County, Texas, March 8, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries18
Length12.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.37, -95.43) to the end point (29.52, -95.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1976, 1:01 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Brazoria County, Galveston County
- Path
- 12.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 18 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 8, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.