Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, March 21, 1991

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5 mi

Width173 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.75, -96.70) to the end point (34.77, -96.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 21, 1991, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Pontotoc County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 173 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 21, 1991

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Mar 21, 1991	F3	Oklahoma	11 mi	350 yd	2
Mar 21, 1991	F2	Oklahoma	19 mi	400 yd	6
Mar 21, 1991	F2	Oklahoma	5 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F2	Arkansas	4 mi	100 yd	12
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Arkansas	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	50 yd	1
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Arkansas	2 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Missouri	0.8 mi	63 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F1	Arkansas	0.5 mi	100 yd	1
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Oklahoma	3 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 1991	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.