Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, St. Francis County, Arkansas, June 6, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths4
Injuries112
Length3.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.98, -90.78) to the end point (35.02, -90.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 6, 1974, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- St. Francis County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 112 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 6, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1974 | F3 | Arkansas | 11.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F1 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1974 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.