F1 tornado in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Tornado March 5, 1999 · Van Buren County, Arkansas

Rating

15.5 mi

Whole path

100 yd

Path width

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

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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 weak tornado was spawned in western Van Buren County. As the tornado moved toward Scotland, it damaged the roof of a home and blew some tin from a nearby chicken house. Several trees were also blown down. The tornado tracked about 5.5 miles before dissipating.

Began near Scotland (35.4500, -92.7000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5693167. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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