Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Benton County, Arkansas, May 9, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.37, -94.23) to the end point (36.37, -94.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1974, 4:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Benton County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1974 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 7.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 9, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.