The December 14, 1987 tornado
F3Crittenden and Shelby counties, Arkansas and Tennessee
An F3 tornado on a 25.0-mile path that killed 6 and injured 121. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · December 14, 1987
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 25.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 121
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, December 14, 1987
- 9:40 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.