Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Benton County, Arkansas, October 8, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length6.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.22, -94.53) to the end point (36.30, -94.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1970, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Benton County
- Path
- 6.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 4.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.