Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Calhoun County, Arkansas, December 18, 2002
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.50, -92.55) to the end point (33.52, -92.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 18, 2002, 8:48 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Calhoun County
- Path
- 1.2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 18, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2002 | F3 | Arkansas | 9.8 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F2 | Louisiana, Arkansas | 20.2 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Missouri | 9.5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Missouri | 11 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 9.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Louisiana | 2.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 8.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 3.1 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Missouri | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 4 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 2.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 5.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 5.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 5.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2002 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.