In the picture: Two deadly tornadic supercells (storms with rotating updrafts) moved across northern Arkansas on 02/05/2008. Storm #1 produced one long track tornado (123 miles). There was one tornado with Storm #2 as well. At least 13 people were killed (4 deaths in Pope County, 3 deaths in Van Buren County, 2 deaths in Conway and Izard Counties and 1 death in Baxter and Stone Counties)....RECORD LONG TORNADO TRACK CONFIRMED IN ARKANSAS...
DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN A LARGE SWATH FROM ATKINS...TO CLINTON... MOUNTAIN VIEW AND HIGHLAND ON FEBRUARY 5TH WAS THE RESULT OF ONE TORNADO.
THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM 5 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CENTERVILLE IN YELL COUNTY TO 3.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIGHLAND IN SHARP COUNTY. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 123 MILES...WHICH IS THE LONGEST TORNADO TRACK SINCE 1950. THE TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF4 ON THE EHANCED FUJITA SCALE...WITH WINDS BETWEEN 166 AND 200 MPH. THE DAMAGE PATH REACHED A HALF MILE TO A MILE WIDE AT TIMES....
THE TOP 5 TRACK LENGTHS SINCE 1950...
1. 02/05/2008 (123 MILES)
2. 02/20/1951 (112 MILES)
3. 04/30/1954 (92.4 MILES)
4. 03/20/1955 (89.4 MILES)
5. 12/24/1982 (63 MILES
DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN A LARGE SWATH FROM ATKINS...TO CLINTON... MOUNTAIN VIEW AND HIGHLAND ON FEBRUARY 5TH WAS THE RESULT OF ONE TORNADO.
THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM 5 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CENTERVILLE IN YELL COUNTY TO 3.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIGHLAND IN SHARP COUNTY. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 123 MILES...WHICH IS THE LONGEST TORNADO TRACK SINCE 1950. THE TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF4 ON THE EHANCED FUJITA SCALE...WITH WINDS BETWEEN 166 AND 200 MPH. THE DAMAGE PATH REACHED A HALF MILE TO A MILE WIDE AT TIMES....
THE TOP 5 TRACK LENGTHS SINCE 1950...
1. 02/05/2008 (123 MILES)
2. 02/20/1951 (112 MILES)
3. 04/30/1954 (92.4 MILES)
4. 03/20/1955 (89.4 MILES)
5. 12/24/1982 (63 MILES
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