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F2 tornado in Saline County, Arkansas

Tornado October 27, 1995 · Saline County, Arkansas

Rating

0.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

Injuries

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An F2 tornado touched down in the Sardis community and traveled approximately one-half mile before lifting. Several mobile homes were flipped over by the tornado. Altogether, six people residing in the mobile homes received minor injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down. Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed.

Began near Sardis (34.5300, -92.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10317304. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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