Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lonoke County, Arkansas, July 2, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.63, -92.10) to the end point (34.63, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1978, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Lonoke County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 2, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1978 | F1 | Indiana | 8.3 mi | 170 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1978 | F0 | Ohio | 27.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1978 | F0 | Ohio | 0.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.