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F2 tornado in Saline County, Arkansas

Tornado September 26, 1996 · Saline County, Arkansas

Rating

11.0 mi

Whole path

200 yd

Path width

Injuries

$2.2M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Hot Spring County → Saline County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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.

The wider storm

The Hot Spring County tornado moved into Saline County 1 1/2 miles west of Traskwood at 345 pm CDT. The tornado continued moving northeastward before lifting about 1 mile north of Traskwood. Several buildings sustained damage and a number of trees were also knocked down. Damage along the track of the tornado was consistent with an F2 rating.

Began near Traskwood (34.4500, -92.6800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5574715. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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