Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, September 26, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length9 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.37, -92.80) to the end point (34.47, -92.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1996, 2:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Hot Spring County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1996 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.