Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Polk County, Texas, March 30, 2002
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length49 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.10, -94.77) to the end point (31.45, -94.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 30, 2002, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Polk County, Angelina County, Nacogdoches County, San Augustine County
- Path
- 49 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 30, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2002 | F3 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F2 | Texas | 7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 85 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 33 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 3.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 1.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.