Arkansas, 1954

Tornadoes in Arkansas, February 15, 1954

February 15, 1954 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
24
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Johnson

When
February 15, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Rating
F3
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
24 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.480, -93.480

Tornado, Sevier

When
February 15, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Sevier County
Rating
F2
Path width
167 yd
Coordinates
34.100, -94.150

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9983049, 9983050.