Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ellis County, Oklahoma, March 22, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.48, -99.98) to the end point (36.60, -99.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1987, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Path
- 7.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 22, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1987 | F3 | Texas | 30 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F2 | Oklahoma | 10 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.