Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Yell County, Arkansas, May 16, 2003

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.85, -93.58) to the end point (34.88, -93.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 2003, 1:46 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Arkansas
Counties: Yell County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 16, 2003	F2	Arkansas	5 mi	150 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F2	Arkansas	5 mi	150 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F2	Arkansas	4.7 mi	150 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F2	Arkansas	25.8 mi	500 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Oklahoma	2.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Oklahoma	3.2 mi	200 yd	2
May 16, 2003	F1	Oklahoma	4.9 mi	40 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Oklahoma	3 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	5 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	17 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Oklahoma	3 mi	70 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	7 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	5 mi	75 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	2.4 mi	75 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	10 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	5.5 mi	80 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	16 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	3.4 mi	60 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	5 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F1	Arkansas	16 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	2 mi	40 yd	1
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	2.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	1.3 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	3.8 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	2.2 mi	30 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	3.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	4.7 mi	25 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Arkansas	8.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.