Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Clay County, Arkansas, May 16, 1990
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length15 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.45, -90.58) to the end point (36.50, -90.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1990, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | Arkansas | 26.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Illinois | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Ohio | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Illinois | 10 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F0 | Arkansas | 3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.