The tornado outbreak of December 2, 1982
29 tornadoesMissouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Iowa
29 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 12:13 AM and 9:10 PM CST, 7 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 4 people were killed.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · December 2, 1982
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 29
- on Thursday, December 2, 1982
- F3 or stronger
- 7
- None rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 4
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 94
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 256
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 12:13 AM to 9:10 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Standard Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown.
By state
Tornadoes in 1982 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.