Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Moore County, Texas, March 18, 1982
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length88 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.02, -101.73) to the end point (36.82, -100.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1982, 11:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Moore County, Hansford County, Ochiltree County
- Path
- 88 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1982 | F2 | Hawaii | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F2 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F2 | Kansas | 48 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.