F2 tornado in White County, Arkansas

Tornado January 21, 1999 · White County, Arkansas

Rating

10.0 mi

Whole path

250 yd

Path width

Injuries

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

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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

A tornado in eastern Faulkner County moved into western White County, tracking mostly through rural areas. The tornado knocked down several trees, and destroyed a hay barn 4 miles north of El Paso along Highway 5. The tornado also damaged the roof of a church about 3 miles south of Romance. The tornado dissipated between Romance and Floyd just southwest of Highway 31.

Began near El Paso (35.1500, -92.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5684581. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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