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F1 tornado in Johnson County, Arkansas

Tornado November 23, 2001 · Johnson County, Arkansas

Rating

42.3 mi

Whole path

150 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Franklin County → Franklin County → Franklin County → Johnson County → Johnson County → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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

A weak tornado that was spawned over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County 3 miles southwest of Hunt. This tornado damaged several barns, but produced the worst damage to a home near Etna. This home sustained roof damage as well as structural damage to the walls. The tornado lifted about a half mile north of Edna.

Began near Hunt (35.5000, -93.7000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5273923. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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