Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Newton County, Arkansas, November 23, 2001
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length18.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.80, -93.35) to the end point (35.83, -93.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 23, 2001, 8:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 18.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 23, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2001 | F2 | Arkansas | 31.5 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 4 |
| 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.