Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marion County, Arkansas, March 26, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width293 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.18, -92.85) to the end point (36.18, -92.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 26, 1983, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Marion County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 293 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 26, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1983 | F3 | Kansas | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1983 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.