Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, Arkansas, November 23, 2001
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length31.5 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.45, -93.78) to the end point (35.75, -93.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 23, 2001, 7:36 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Franklin County, Johnson County, Newton County
- Path
- 31.5 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 23, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2001 | F2 | Arkansas | 18.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F2 | Missouri | 4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F1 | Arkansas | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F1 | Arkansas | 8.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F1 | Arkansas | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | F1 | Louisiana | 9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.