Arkansas, 1998

Tornado in Arkansas, June 13, 1998

June 13, 1998 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A WEAK TORNADO WAS SPAWNED NEAR HENDERSON, AND WAS ON THE GROUND VERY BRIEFLY. SOME DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, INCLUDING A DAMAGED HOUSEBOAT AND MARINA DOCK.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

A WEAK TORNADO WAS SPAWNED NEAR HENDERSON, AND WAS ON THE GROUND VERY BRIEFLY. SOME DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, INCLUDING A DAMAGED HOUSEBOAT AND MARINA DOCK.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Baxter

When
June 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Baxter County, Henderson
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.370, -92.230

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.

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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: 5655609.