Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Poinsett County, Arkansas, April 8, 2020
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.33 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.66, -90.86) to the end point (35.58, -90.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 2020, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Poinsett County
- Near the path
- Harrisburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.33 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 2020
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Indiana | 0.97 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Indiana | 2.49 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Kentucky | 2.4 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Kentucky | 19.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Kentucky | 4 mi | 45 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF1 | Ohio | 0.25 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Georgia | 4.41 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Arkansas | 0.89 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.18 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 2.6 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.96 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 0.15 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 5.25 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Indiana | 5.73 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 6.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 3.3 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Kentucky | 1.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 8.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 2.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.88 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Kentucky | 1.03 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | EF0 | Kentucky | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.