The March 12, 1971 tornado
F4Bowie County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 5.1-mile path that killed 1 and injured 5. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 12, 1971
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.1 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, March 12, 1971
- 6:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.