Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Columbia County, Arkansas, April 4, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.03, -93.10) to the end point (33.10, -93.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1997, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Columbia County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 4, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.