Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Cass County, Texas, December 23, 1982

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25 mi
Width123 yd
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Path

The 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

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
Same day

Other tornadoes on December 23, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 23, 1982F3Arkansas20 mi400 yd029
Dec 23, 1982F3Arkansas14 mi500 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F2Arkansas4 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F2Arkansas0.5 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F2Arkansas16 mi77 yd07
Dec 23, 1982F2Arkansas0.6 mi80 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F2Oklahoma3 mi100 yd01
Dec 23, 1982F1Arkansas1 mi150 yd01
Dec 23, 1982F1Arkansas9.5 mi150 yd01
Dec 23, 1982F1Missouri0.5 mi50 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F1Arkansas9 mi250 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F1Oklahoma0.5 mi50 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F1Arkansas11 mi400 yd00
Dec 23, 1982F0Arkansas0.1 mi40 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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