The March 18, 1982 tornado
F4Moore, Hansford, Ochiltree and Beaver counties, Oklahoma and Texas
An F4 tornado on a 88.0-mile path that injured 12. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 18, 1982
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 88.0 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, March 18, 1982
- 11:55 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.