Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Clark County, Arkansas, May 14, 1983

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.23, -93.48) to the end point (34.33, -93.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 14, 1983, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Arkansas
Counties
Clark County, Hot Spring County
Path
13 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 14, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 14, 1983F3Arkansas5 mi100 yd02
May 14, 1983F3Arkansas0.8 mi250 yd00
May 14, 1983F2Oklahoma0.1 mi50 yd00
May 14, 1983F2Arkansas0.5 mi100 yd00
May 14, 1983F2Mississippi2 mi30 yd02
May 14, 1983F1Oklahoma0.1 mi50 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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