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F3 tornado in Conway County, Arkansas

Tornado November 27, 2005 · Conway County, Arkansas

F3
Rating
36.8 mi
Whole path
700 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 700 yards (0.40 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F3 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F3 meant severe damage: whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned; the scale paired it with winds of 158–206 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 was spawned in southern Conway County about 2.5 miles southeast of Morrilton. The tornado tracked northeast across Interstate 40 and overturned several vehicles. In one of the vehicles, a person was killed and seven people were injured roughly 1 mile west of Plumerville. In the same area, a lumber company was badly damaged. The tornado also destroyed a large barn that contained several bass boats and vehicles. Homes and businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed. A fire station, numerous barns, outbuildings and chicken houses were damaged. Mobile homes were overturned. There were hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles downed. The tornado dissipated 1 mile east of Springfield.

Began near Morrilton (35.1167, -92.7167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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