Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Faulkner County, Arkansas, May 5, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length2.5 mi
Width833 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -92.43) to the end point (35.07, -92.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1961, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Faulkner County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 833 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1961 | F4 | Oklahoma | 26.4 mi | 400 yd | 16 | 58 |
| May 5, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1961 | F2 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 9.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 4 |
| May 5, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 5, 1961 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.