Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Chicot County, Arkansas, December 21, 2013
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length40.79 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.51, -91.36) to the end point (33.81, -90.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 21, 2013, 4:51 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Arkansas, Mississippi
- Counties
- Chicot County, Desha County, Bolivar County
- Near the path
- Bolivar, MS; Halley, AR (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 40.79 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 21, 2013
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF2 | Arkansas | 15.57 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF2 | Mississippi | 10.07 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 0.87 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 1.48 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Louisiana | 0.76 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Mississippi | 2.67 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Mississippi | 6.17 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Kentucky | 5.53 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Kentucky | 3.49 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF1 | Kentucky | 5.74 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.33 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.72 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.