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F2 tornado in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Tornado November 27, 2005 · Van Buren County, Arkansas

F2
Rating
36.8 mi
Whole path
400 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 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 from Faulkner County into Van Buren County about 5 miles southwest of Southside. Winds were estimated at 140 mph. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of numerous barns and outbuildings either damaged or destroyed. A number of cars were damaged, and a few were overturned. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed as well. Hundreds of trees were also knocked down. Numerous power lines and power poles were also blown down. The tornado dissipated about 6.5 miles north-northeast of Bee Branch.

Began near Southside (35.3667, -92.4667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484239. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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