Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lee County, Arkansas, November 23, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.9 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.77, -90.75) to the end point (34.77, -90.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 23, 1983, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 0.9 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 23, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 4 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.