What the record says
On 2 April 1982, a tornado touched down near Viola, Arkansas. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 1.5 miles long and up to 880 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 2 people and injured 2.
- F3Fujita rating
- 2deaths
- 2injuries
- 1.5 mipath length
- 880 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 36.43, -92.12. The record has no end point for this tornado, so it is drawn as a dot.
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Arkansas
- Searcy, Arkansas tornado21 March 1952, F4, 50 deaths, 325 injuries, 14.6 miles long
- Jonesboro, Arkansas tornado15 May 1968, F4, 35 deaths, 364 injuries, 20.9 miles long
- Cotton Plant, Arkansas tornado21 March 1952, F4, 29 deaths, 180 injuries, 13.1 miles long
- Maumelle, Arkansas tornado27 April 2014, EF4, 16 deaths, 193 injuries, 41.1 miles long
- Greenwood, Arkansas tornado19 April 1968, F4, 14 deaths, 270 injuries, 2 miles long
- Casa, Arkansas tornado5 February 2008, EF4, 13 deaths, 139 injuries, 121.8 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1982
- Paris, Texas tornado2 April 1982, F4, 10 deaths, 170 injuries, 23 miles long
- Marion, Illinois tornado29 May 1982, F4, 10 deaths, 181 injuries, 17 miles long
- Fulton, Arkansas tornado2 April 1982, F3, 5 deaths, 4 injuries, 18 miles long
- Horatio, Arkansas tornado2 April 1982, F4, 3 deaths, 23 injuries, 45 miles long
- Carthage, Mississippi tornado2 April 1982, F3, 3 deaths, 40 injuries, 42 miles long
All tornadoes of 1982 · Arkansas tornado history · All notable tornadoes