EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Bowie County, Texas — March 12, 1971
Bowie County, TX
880 yd wide5.1 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMarch 12, 1971 · 6:30 PM
Path length5.1 mi
Max width880 yd
Injuries5
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Bowie County, TX, tracking roughly 5.1 miles with a maximum width of about 880 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 5 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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