Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Washington County, Oklahoma, March 18, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.9 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.90, -95.93) to the end point (36.92, -95.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1979, 9:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Washington County, Nowata County
- Path
- 7.9 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 10.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 13.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 4.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.