Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ouachita County, Arkansas, December 3, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length10 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.55, -92.80) to the end point (33.68, -92.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 3, 1982, 8:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Ouachita County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 3, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 9 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.