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F2 tornado in Faulkner County, Arkansas

Tornado November 27, 2005 · Faulkner County, Arkansas

Rating

36.8 mi

Whole path

400 yd

Path width

Death

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 400 yards (0.23 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 moved out of Conway County and into the northwest corner of Faulkner County about 5 miles west-southwest of Damascus. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of numerous downed trees and power lines. Several homes sustained minor roof damage. The tornado continued moving northeastward into Van Buren County.

Began near Damascus (35.3500, -92.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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