Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Arkansas, May 14, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.18, -92.05) to the end point (34.30, -91.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1983, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1983 | F3 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 14, 1983 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 13 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.