Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hempstead County, Arkansas, April 8, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.88, -93.58) to the end point (33.88, -93.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1979, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Hempstead County
- Near the path
- Blevins (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1979 | F3 | Arkansas | 62.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F3 | Arkansas | 17.7 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.