Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lee County, Arkansas, November 19, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries27
Length8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.78, -90.97) to the end point (34.82, -90.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 19, 1970, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 27 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 19, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1970 | F3 | Indiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 20.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 14.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19, 1970 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1970 | F1 | Tennessee | 14.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.