Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Polk County, Arkansas, September 8, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.43, -94.42) to the end point (34.40, -94.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 8, 1998, 2:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Polk County
- Near the path
- Cove (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.