Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mississippi County, Arkansas, April 3, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.57, -90.05) to the end point (35.62, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1989, 8:46 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Mississippi County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1989 | F3 | Indiana | 3.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F2 | Kentucky | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F2 | Kentucky | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Arkansas | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.