Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Faulkner County, Arkansas, January 28, 1956

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length23 mi
Width150 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.20, -92.45) to the end point (35.33, -92.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
January 28, 1956, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Arkansas
Counties
Faulkner County, White County
Path
23 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 12 injuries
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Tornado history nearby

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