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F2 tornado in Conway County, Arkansas

Tornado November 27, 2005 · Conway County, Arkansas

F2
Rating
36.8 mi
Whole path
600 yd
Path width
1
Death
8
Injuries

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Conway County → Conway County → Faulkner County → Van Buren County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 600 yards (0.34 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

A strong tornado touched down over eastern Conway County, about a mile north-northeast of Springfield. Winds were estimated at 140 mph. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of several homes with roofs blown off and a couple of mobile homes destroyed. About 3 miles northeast of Springfield, a collision repair and auto customizing shop was detroyed. A nearby mobile home was thrown into the business. Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were also knocked down. The tornado moved northeast into Faulkner County.

Began near Springfield (35.2833, -92.5667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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