Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Hempstead County, Arkansas, April 20, 1976
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.77, -93.48) to the end point (33.77, -93.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1976, 6:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Hempstead County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.4 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 27 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.