Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Arkansas, March 5, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length30 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.40, -91.23) to the end point (35.72, -90.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Jackson County, Poinsett County, Craighead County
- Path
- 30 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 9.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 2.3 mi | 417 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.