Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pike County, Arkansas, March 5, 1999
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.23, -93.65) to the end point (34.22, -93.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1999, 7:16 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Pike County, Clark County
- Path
- 13 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1999 | F3 | Arkansas | 10 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 12 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 27.2 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 10 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 23 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1999 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.