Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Franklin County, Arkansas, March 12, 1961

RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries18
Length28.8 mi
Width17 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.45, -93.75) to the end point (35.63, -93.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 12, 1961, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Arkansas
Counties
Franklin County, Johnson County
Path
28.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 18 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 12, 1961

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 12, 1961F3Arkansas5.4 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F3Arkansas5.1 mi300 yd012
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas13.2 mi200 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas1 mi300 yd014
Mar 12, 1961F2Kansas2 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas19 mi333 yd04
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas2 mi417 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F2Missouri16.3 mi50 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas2 mi417 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas34.2 mi417 yd012
Mar 12, 1961F2Missouri1.9 mi50 yd06
Mar 12, 1961F2Missouri21.1 mi150 yd111
Mar 12, 1961F2Arkansas18.8 mi833 yd02
Mar 12, 1961F1Arkansas3.3 mi10 yd00
Mar 12, 1961F1Missouri7.8 mi50 yd04
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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