Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Crittenden County, Arkansas, December 14, 1987
RatingF3
Deaths6
Injuries121
Length25 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.10, -90.23) to the end point (35.35, -89.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 14, 1987, 9:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas, Tennessee
- Counties
- Crittenden County, Shelby County
- Near the path
- West Memphis, AR; Millington, TN (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 25 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 121 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 14, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 1987 | F1 | Missouri | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 1987 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14, 1987 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.