Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Boone County, Arkansas, April 2, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.32, -93.00) to the end point (36.32, -93.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1982, 5:28 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Boone County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1982 | F5 | Oklahoma | 53 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 29 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | Texas | 23 mi | 250 yd | 10 | 170 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | Arkansas | 45 mi | 200 yd | 3 | 23 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | Missouri | 20 mi | 500 yd | 2 | 28 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 32 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas | 52 mi | 233 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 18 mi | 200 yd | 5 | 4 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 880 yd | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 3.5 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 37 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Tennessee | 8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Mississippi | 42 mi | 400 yd | 3 | 40 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | Illinois | 12 mi | 750 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 2.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.6 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 13 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F2 | Tennessee | 11.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 6.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 1.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 1,050 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 19 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Illinois | 6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F1 | Illinois | 4 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.