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F2 tornado in Randolph County, Arkansas

Tornado April 5, 1999 · Randolph County, Arkansas

Rating

2.0 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$2.0M

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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down on the east side of Paragould and moved northeast. The tornado hit a commercial area with several restaurants and other businesses damaged or destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down as well.

Began near Pocahontas (36.2700, -90.9700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 Lawrence County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5695334. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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