Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Saline County, Arkansas, October 17, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.53, -92.35) to the end point (34.53, -92.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1981, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Saline County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1981 | F2 | Tennessee | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F0 | Indiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.