Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cass County, Texas, December 23, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25 mi
Width123 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.15, -94.13) to the end point (33.47, -93.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 23, 1982, 12:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas, Arkansas
- Counties
- Cass County, Miller County
- Path
- 25 miles long, up to 123 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 23, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 20 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 29 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F3 | Arkansas | 14 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 16 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.6 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 9.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 9 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 11 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.