Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Craighead County, Arkansas, April 3, 1984
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length49 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.73, -90.87) to the end point (35.97, -90.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1984, 4:38 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Craighead County, Mississippi County
- Path
- 49 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1984 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Arkansas | 5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1984 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.