F2 tornado in Sebastian County, Arkansas
Tornado April 21, 1996 · Sebastian County, Arkansas
F2
Rating
4.0 mi
Path length
1,050 yd
Path width
2
Deaths
40
Injuries
$150.0M
Damage as recorded
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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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.
Began near Ft Smith (35.3800, -94.4200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5584104. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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