Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Saline County, Arkansas, December 2, 1982

RatingF3

Deaths2

Injuries53

Length18 mi

Width233 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.58, -92.47) to the end point (34.85, -92.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 2, 1982, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Arkansas
Counties: Saline County, Pulaski County
Path: 18 miles long, up to 233 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 53 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 2, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Arkansas	1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Arkansas	24 mi	350 yd	0	3
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Arkansas	32 mi	300 yd	0	7
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Arkansas	9 mi	250 yd	0	3
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Arkansas	23 mi	400 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F3	Illinois	10.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
Dec 2, 1982	F2	Missouri	23 mi	150 yd	0	9
Dec 2, 1982	F2	Missouri	13 mi	100 yd	0	3
Dec 2, 1982	F2	Arkansas	34 mi	220 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F2	Missouri	13.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F2	Missouri	12 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Iowa	2.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	11 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	2 mi	70 yd	0	2
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	6.5 mi	200 yd	0	1
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Arkansas	6 mi	300 yd	0	1
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Arkansas	6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	2 mi	50 yd	0	8
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	1 mi	50 yd	0	2
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	2
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F1	Missouri	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1982	F0	Illinois	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.