Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, March 12, 2006

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length29 mi
Width440 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.10, -95.10) to the end point (36.30, -94.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 12, 2006, 9:09 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Cherokee County, Delaware County
Path
29 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 8 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 12, 2006

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 12, 2006F4Missouri29 mi500 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F3Missouri35 mi350 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F3Missouri19.7 mi300 yd426
Mar 12, 2006F3Oklahoma, Arkansas25 mi700 yd012
Mar 12, 2006F3Missouri42 mi250 yd18
Mar 12, 2006F3Missouri17 mi200 yd019
Mar 12, 2006F3Missouri32 mi200 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F2Missouri11.2 mi500 yd16
Mar 12, 2006F2Illinois67 mi880 yd020
Mar 12, 2006F2Missouri26 mi450 yd113
Mar 12, 2006F2Missouri20 mi150 yd06
Mar 12, 2006F2Illinois4 mi400 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F2Illinois12.5 mi200 yd04
Mar 12, 2006F2Missouri12.8 mi200 yd04
Mar 12, 2006F2Missouri38 mi300 yd17
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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