Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Independence County, Arkansas, September 8, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.63, -91.47) to the end point (35.63, -91.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 8, 1962, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Independence County
- Near the path
- Oil Trough (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 8, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1962 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.