Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Conway County, Arkansas, May 6, 1960

RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries30
Length26.7 mi
Width300 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.10, -92.62) to the end point (35.32, -92.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 6, 1960, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Arkansas
Counties
Conway County, Faulkner County
Path
26.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 30 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 6, 1960

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 6, 1960F2Missouri5.7 mi50 yd00
May 6, 1960F2Arkansas8.2 mi333 yd04
May 6, 1960F2Arkansas10.3 mi200 yd00
May 6, 1960F2Arkansas2.6 mi320 yd02
May 6, 1960F2Arkansas19.3 mi10 yd00
May 6, 1960F2Arkansas14.6 mi500 yd03
May 6, 1960F2Illinois20.9 mi130 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Missouri0.2 mi13 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Arkansas3.3 mi500 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Illinois1 mi100 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Illinois0.3 mi100 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Illinois43.5 mi50 yd00
May 6, 1960F1Mississippi12.3 mi10 yd02
May 6, 1960F1Arkansas14 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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