Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Sebastian County, Arkansas, April 21, 1996

RatingF3

Deaths2

Injuries89

Length10.1 mi

Width1,050 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.38, -94.45) to the end point (35.52, -94.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 21, 1996, 10:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Arkansas, Oklahoma
Counties: Sebastian County, Crawford County, Sequoyah County
Path: 10.1 miles long, up to 1,050 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 89 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 21, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 21, 1996	F3	Arkansas	15 mi	1,050 yd	2	6
Apr 21, 1996	F2	Arkansas	3 mi	400 yd	0	2
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Oklahoma	3 mi	100 yd	0	9
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Missouri	2 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F0	Texas	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

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