Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Benton County, Arkansas, March 24, 1954
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length20.6 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.35, -94.28) to the end point (36.48, -93.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 1954, 10:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Benton County
- Path
- 20.6 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | Missouri | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 22.2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F2 | Missouri | 26.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 23.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 15.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Oklahoma | 23.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 5.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 11.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 14.4 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.