Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Marion County, Arkansas, November 18, 1985

RatingF3

Deaths3

Injuries16

Length34 mi

Width440 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.18, -92.67) to the end point (36.45, -92.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 18, 1985, 9:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Arkansas
Counties: Marion County, Baxter County
Path: 34 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties: 3 deaths, 16 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 18, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Nov 18, 1985	F2	Arkansas	18 mi	30 yd	0
Nov 18, 1985	F1	Oklahoma	3 mi	100 yd	4
Nov 18, 1985	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Marion County
Baxter County

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