Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Washington County, Arkansas, May 2, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.12, -94.08) to the end point (36.10, -94.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1979, 11:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1979 | F4 | Oklahoma | 20.6 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 25 |
| May 2, 1979 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8.4 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 20.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.