Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Van Buren County, Arkansas, March 15, 1984
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries13
Length41 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.58, -92.45) to the end point (35.65, -91.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 15, 1984, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Van Buren County, Cleburne County, Independence County
- Path
- 41 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 13 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 15, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1984 | F4 | Arkansas | 26 mi | 440 yd | 5 | 12 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1984 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.