Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ashley County, Arkansas, April 8, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries13
Length17.7 mi
Width1,320 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.25, -91.88) to the end point (33.20, -91.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1979, 7:34 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Ashley County
- Path
- 17.7 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 13 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 | 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 | 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.