Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Clay County, Arkansas, January 23, 1965

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8.7 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.40, -90.42) to the end point (36.50, -90.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 23, 1965, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Arkansas
Counties: Clay County
Near the path: McDougal (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 8.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 23, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jan 23, 1965	F2	Mississippi	0.5 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jan 23, 1965	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Clay County

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