Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Desha County, Arkansas, April 24, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.80, -91.30) to the end point (33.80, -91.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1973, 8:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Desha County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 42 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 4.7 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1973 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.