Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pope County, Arkansas, February 14, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length33 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.17, -93.00) to the end point (35.42, -92.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 14, 1956, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Pope County, Conway County, Van Buren County
- Path
- 33 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 14, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 1956 | F2 | Texas | 16.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | F2 | Arkansas | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.