Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Polk County, Arkansas, May 23, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length26.7 mi

Width600 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.62, -94.43) to the end point (34.58, -93.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 1971, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Arkansas
Counties: Polk County
Path: 26.7 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 23, 1971	F3	Texas	7.1 mi	33 yd	1	49
May 23, 1971	F3	Arkansas	5.6 mi	400 yd	0	4
May 23, 1971	F2	Texas	7.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F2	Texas	7.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F2	Arkansas	14.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F1	Nebraska	14.7 mi	70 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 23, 1971	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Polk County

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