Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Webster Parish, Louisiana, December 3, 1978
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries4
Length60 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -93.30) to the end point (33.03, -92.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 3, 1978, 3:38 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana, Arkansas
- Counties
- Webster Parish, Claiborne Parish, Union Parish, Union County
- Path
- 60 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 3, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1978 | F4 | Louisiana | 6.2 mi | 400 yd | 2 | 266 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F3 | Louisiana | 61.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 25.2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 6.4 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 18.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 8.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 25.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.