Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Faulkner County, Arkansas, March 21, 1952

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.95, -92.42) to the end point (34.95, -92.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 21, 1952, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Arkansas
Counties
Faulkner County
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 6 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 21, 1952

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 21, 1952F4Arkansas13 mi833 yd79
Mar 21, 1952F4Arkansas14.6 mi1,760 yd50325
Mar 21, 1952F4Arkansas7.6 mi10 yd26
Mar 21, 1952F4Arkansas13.1 mi880 yd29180
Mar 21, 1952F4Tennessee4.7 mi200 yd210
Mar 21, 1952F4Arkansas0.1 mi880 yd45
Mar 21, 1952F4Missouri6.5 mi880 yd17100
Mar 21, 1952F4Tennessee2 mi200 yd45
Mar 21, 1952F4Mississippi, Tennessee29.6 mi427 yd1674
Mar 21, 1952F4Tennessee46.8 mi177 yd38157
Mar 21, 1952F3Arkansas17.7 mi440 yd00
Mar 21, 1952F3Arkansas16.2 mi10 yd99
Mar 21, 1952F3Arkansas17.6 mi600 yd00
Mar 21, 1952F3Arkansas28.5 mi440 yd06
Mar 21, 1952F3Arkansas51.8 mi880 yd396
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Tornado history nearby

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