Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, White County, Arkansas, May 6, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries6
Length1.5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.53, -91.58) to the end point (35.53, -91.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1961, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- White County, Independence County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1961 | F3 | Indiana, Ohio | 33.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 6, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 6, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.