Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Phillips County, Arkansas, February 27, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.52, -90.68) to the end point (34.55, -90.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 27, 1954, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Phillips County
- Near the path
- Helena-West Helena (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.