Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Madison County, Arkansas, March 20, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.8 mi
Width417 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.15, -93.88) to the end point (36.12, -93.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1962, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 7.8 miles long, up to 417 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1962 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.