Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Randolph County, Arkansas, December 3, 1982
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width140 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.27, -90.97) to the end point (36.27, -90.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 3, 1982, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Near the path
- Pocahontas (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 140 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 3, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 10 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 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 | 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.