Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Bradley County, Arkansas, April 8, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.30, -92.35) to the end point (33.30, -92.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1979, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Bradley County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.