The March 15, 1984 tornado
F4Jackson and Poinsett counties, Arkansas
An F4 tornado on a 26.0-mile path that killed 5 and injured 12. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 15, 1984
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 26.0 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, March 15, 1984
- 7:17 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Van Buren County2 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.