Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, Arkansas, March 29, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.87, -91.07) to the end point (35.97, -90.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1976, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Craighead County, Greene County
- Path
- 20.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | Mississippi | 22.3 mi | 880 yd | 3 | 177 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | Mississippi | 126.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 17.2 mi | 100 yd | 5 | 64 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 16.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 7.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.