The December 24, 1982 tornado
F4Sharp, Fulton, Oregon and Carter counties, Arkansas and Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 63.0-mile path that injured 11. It was one of 27 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 24, 1982
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 63.0 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 11
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, December 24, 1982
- 5:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.