Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Ellis County, Oklahoma, April 14, 2012

RatingEF3
Deaths6
Injuries29
Length34 mi
Width400 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.11, -99.78) to the end point (36.49, -99.39), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 14, 2012, 10:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Ellis County, Woodward County
Near the path
Woodward, Arnett (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
34 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties
6 deaths, 29 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 14, 2012

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 14, 2012EF4Kansas50.28 mi400 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF3Kansas48.02 mi1,720 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF3Kansas18.11 mi400 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF3Kansas39.67 mi2,640 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF3Kansas13.2 mi1,760 yd038
Apr 14, 2012EF2Nebraska5.75 mi440 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF2Iowa12.23 mi880 yd04
Apr 14, 2012EF2Iowa16.59 mi800 yd02
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas4.1 mi100 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas17.2 mi200 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas33.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas3.99 mi300 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas6.3 mi150 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas4.68 mi100 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kansas9.34 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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