Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982#Paris–Reno–Blossom, Texas
{{Short description|Severe weather event in the United States}}
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{{Infobox weather event
| image = 2 April 1982 tornado outbreak map.png
| alt = A black-and-white map depicting the linear paths of tornadoes on April 2, 1982
| caption = Overview of the outbreak
}}{{Infobox weather event/Tornado outbreak
| name = Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982
| duration = April 2–3, 1982
| tornadoes = 62
| fujitascale = F5
| winds = {{convert|78|kn|mi/h km/h|lk=on|abbr=on}}{{cite report|title=Thunderstorm Wind reported between 04/01/1982 and 04/03/1982 (3 days) |publisher=NOAA – National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?windfilter=050&sort=DT&statefips=-999%2CALL&eventType=%28C%29+Thunderstorm+Wind&beginDate_yyyy=1982&beginDate_mm=04&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=1982&endDate_mm=04&endDate_dd=03|website=Storm Events Database |accessdate=2 January 2020}}
| largest hail = {{convert|3|in|cm|lk=on|abbr=on}}{{cite report|title=Hail reported between 04/01/1982 and 04/03/1982 (3 days) |website=Storm Events Database |publisher=NOAA – National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?windfilter=050&sort=DT&statefips=-999%2CALL&eventType=%28C%29+Hail&beginDate_yyyy=1982&beginDate_mm=04&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=1982&endDate_mm=04&endDate_dd=03|accessdate=2 January 2020}}
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 1982
| damages = $176,811,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|176,811,500|1982|r=-4}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} USD){{efn|All losses are in 1982 USD unless otherwise noted.|group=note|name=Losses}}
| outages =
| fatalities = 30
| injuries = 415
| affected = Midwestern and Southern United States (primarily Ark-La-Tex region: Red River Valley, Piney Woods)
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1982
}}
From April 2–3, 1982, a major tornado outbreak resulted in over 60 tornadoes and 30 fatalities, primarily over portions of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas, as well as Southeastern Oklahoma. Three of the tornadoes were rated F4, and one officially was recorded as an F5 near Broken Bow, Oklahoma, all on April 2. Beginning on April 2, a series of tornado-producing supercells formed across portions of northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. One produced an F5 tornado, the first since April 4, 1977, which crossed mostly rural areas near Speer and Broken Bow, and deposited a motel sign from Broken Bow {{convert|30|mi|km|lk=on}} away in Arkansas. However, reanalysis a decade later found the rating to be lower, owing to unsound construction practices.{{efn|Tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis contested the official F5 rating, having concluded that the basis for it was unsound.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}} |group=note|name=Broken Bow}} The F5 tornado resulted in no fatalities, but an F4 tornado in Paris, Texas, resulted in 10 fatalities and 170 injuries.Multiple sources:
- {{harvnb|Ferguson|Schaefer|Weiss|Wilson|1983|pp=1168–9}}
- {{cite web |title=Remembering The Paris Tornado: April 2, 1982 |date=15 October 2008 |website=Dallas/Fort Worth, TX |publisher=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office |location=Fort Worth, Texas |url=https://www.weather.gov/fwd/paris1982 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613230318/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=paris1982 |archivedate=13 June 2010 |url-status=live}}
Additionally, the Storm Prediction Center, known then as the Severe Local Storms Unit, issued its first officially documented high risk on April 2, as well as the first tornado watch to contain the wording Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS).{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Roger |author2=Fred Ostby |title=Time Line of SELS and SPC |url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/history/timeline.html |website=Historical SELS and SPC Images |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |accessdate=18 March 2020 }}{{efn|An outbreak is generally defined as a group of at least six tornadoes (the number sometimes varies slightly according to local climatology) with no more than a six-hour gap between individual tornadoes. An outbreak sequence, prior to (after) the start of modern records in 1950, is defined as a period of no more than two (one) consecutive days without at least one significant (F2 or stronger) tornado.{{cite conference |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/schneider/otbrkseq.pdf |title=Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875–2003) |last1=Schneider |first1=Russell S. |last2=Brooks |first2=Harold E. |last3=Schaefer |first3=Joseph T. |author-link2=Harold E. Brooks |year=2004 |publisher=American Meteorological Society |location=Hyannis, Massachusetts |conference=22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms |conference-url=https://ams.confex.com/ams/11aram22sls/techprogram/programexpanded_230.htm |access-date=September 17, 2019}}|group=note|name=Outbreak}}
Background
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Outbreak statistics
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|+ Daily statistics of tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982 |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Date{{efn|All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time and dates are split at midnight CST/CDT for consistency.|group=note|name=Date/Time}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2" align="center"|Total ! scope="col" colspan="7" align="center"|F-scale rating{{efn|The Fujita scale was devised under the aegis of scientist T. Theodore Fujita in the early 1970s. Prior to the advent of the scale in 1971, tornadoes in the United States were officially unrated.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=141}}{{sfn|Grazulis|2001a|p=[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/131 131]}} Tornado ratings were retroactively applied to events prior to the formal adoption of the F-scale by the National Weather Service.{{sfn|Edwards et al.|2013|p=641–642}} While the Fujita scale has been superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S. since February 1, 2007,{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Roger|title=Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-scale.html|website=The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|access-date=February 25, 2016|date=March 5, 2015}} Canada used the old scale until April 1, 2013;{{cite web |title=Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale) |url=https://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=41E875DA-1 |website=Environment and Climate Change Canada |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220706/http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=41E875DA-1 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }} nations elsewhere, like the United Kingdom, apply other classifications such as the TORRO scale.{{cite web|title=The International Tornado Intensity Scale |url=http://www.torro.org.uk/tscale.php |website=Tornado and Storm Research Organisation |publisher=Tornado and Storm Research Organisation |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305120332/http://www.torro.org.uk/tscale.php |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |year=2016 |url-status=dead }}|group=note|name=Fujita}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" align="center"|Deaths ! scope="col" rowspan="2" align="center"|Injuries ! scope="col" rowspan="2" align="center"|Damage{{efn|The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Data publication does not list exact damage totals for every event, instead giving damage categories. As such, damage for individual tornadoes is not comprehensive.|group=note|name=NCEI}} |
|---|
| scope="col" align="center"| FU
! scope="col" align="center"| F0 ! scope="col" align="center"| F1 ! scope="col" align="center"| F2 ! scope="col" align="center"| F3 ! scope="col" align="center"| F4 ! scope="col" align="center"| F5 |
| scope="row"|April 2
|align="right"|49 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|19 |align="right"|11 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|4 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|27 |align="right"|345 |align="right"|{{nts|142,730,500|prefix=$}} |
| scope="row"|April 3
|align="right"|13 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|7 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|3 |align="right"|70 |align="right"|{{nts|34,081,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="sortbottom"
!scope="row"| Total | align="right" |62 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|unk}} |0 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|storm}} |8 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat1}} |26 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat2}} |13 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat3}} |11 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat4}} |4 | align="right" bgcolor=#{{storm colour|cat5}} |1 | align="right"|30 | align="right"|415 | align="right"|{{nts|176,811,500|prefix=$}} |
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Confirmed tornadoes
{{Tornado Chart | Total=62 | FU = 0| F0 = 8| F1 = 26| F2 = 13| F3 = 11| F4 = 3| F5 = 1| Enhanced=no}}
Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the implementation of NEXRAD Doppler weather radar in 1990–1991.{{sfn|Agee and Childs|2014|p=1496}}{{efn|Historically, the number of tornadoes globally and in the United States was and is likely underrepresented: research by Grazulis on annual tornado activity suggests that, as of 2001, only 53% of yearly U.S. tornadoes were officially recorded. Documentation of tornadoes outside the United States was historically less exhaustive, owing to the lack of monitors in many nations and, in some cases, to internal political controls on public information.{{sfn|Grazulis|2001a|pp=[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/251 251]–[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/254 4]}} Most countries only recorded tornadoes that produced severe damage or loss of life.{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Roger|title=The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/#Climatology|website=Storm Prediction Center: Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|access-date=February 25, 2016|date=March 5, 2015}} Significant low biases in U.S. tornado counts likely occurred through the early 1990s, when advanced NEXRAD was first installed and the National Weather Service began comprehensively verifying tornado occurrences.{{sfn|Cook|Schaefer|2008|p=3135}}|group=note|name=Count}} 1974 marked the first year where significant tornado (E/F2+) counts became homogenous with contemporary values, attributed to the consistent implementation of Fujita scale assessments.{{sfn|Agee and Childs|2014|pp=1497, 1503}}{{efn|group=note|name=Fujita}} Numerous discrepancies on the details of tornadoes in this outbreak exist between sources. The total count of tornadoes and ratings differs from various agencies accordingly. The list below documents information from the most contemporary official sources alongside assessments from tornado historian Thomas P. Grazulis.
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|+ Color/symbol key |
| scope="col" | Color / symbol
! scope="col" | Description |
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| scope="row" style="background-color:#9FCADF;"| †
| Data from Grazulis 1990/1993/2001b |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#B7A3C3;"| ¶
| Data from a local National Weather Service office |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#E89483;"| ※
| Data from the 1982 Storm Data publication |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#F7D9D3;"| ‡
| Data from the NCEI database |
| scope="row" | ♯
| Maximum width of tornado |
| scope="row" | ±
| Tornado was rated below F2 intensity by Grazulis but a specific rating is unavailable. |
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|+ Confirmed tornadoes – Friday, April 2, 1982{{efn|group=note|name=Date/Time}} ! scope="col" style="width:2%; text-align:center;"|F# ! scope="col" text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location ! scope="col" text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|State ! scope="col" align="center"|Start {{abbr|Coord.|Coordinates}}{{efn|All starting coordinates are based on the NCEI database and may not reflect contemporary analyses|group=note|name=Coord}} ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Time (UTC) ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Path length ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Width{{efn|The listed width values are primarily the average/mean width of the tornadoes, with those having known maximum widths denoted by ♯. From 1952 to 1994, reports largely list mean width whereas contemporary years list maximum width.{{sfn|Agee and Childs|2014|p=1494}} Values provided by Grazulis are the average width, with estimates being rounded down (i.e. {{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} is rounded down from 880 yards to 800 yards.{{sfn|Brooks|2004|p=310}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1990|p=ix}}|group=note|name=Width}} ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Damage |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|Hot Springs Village※ |{{Coord|34.50 |
|---|
| 93.05|name=Hot Springs (April 2, F0)}}
|20:00–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|10|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{nts|2,500|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A short-lived tornado damaged a few thousand trees and utility lines near La Villa.{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Database Files (1950-2021) |url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data |website=Storm Prediction Center Maps, Graphics, and Data Page |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |location=Norman, Oklahoma |date=July 11, 2021 |accessdate=24 February 2022}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980172 #9980172]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|SSW of Earlham※ |Iowa |{{Coord|41.45 |
| 94.17|name=Earlham (April 2, F1)}}
|20:10–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A brief tornado unroofed a garage, destroyed two sheds, and damaged two windmills and a farmhouse. An {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid |
| tall|lk=on}} radio tower was downed, shingles were torn loose, and windows were smashed as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=17}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10012924 #10012924]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|bgcolor=#E89483|Silo※ |{{Coord|34.05 |
| 95.48|name=Silo (April 2, F2)}}
|20:25–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado damaged a total of 16 mobile homes and houses. One person received minor injuries.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108974 #10108974]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|Pink Hill to SSW of Levasy※ |{{Coord|39.05 |
| 94.18|name=Pink Hill (April 2, F1)}}
|20:30–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|6.8|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado, which developed {{convert|1 + 1/2|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of Grain Valley, sheared treetops. Nearby, a home and several buildings were damaged.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10057537 #10057537]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|SE of Emet |{{Coord|34.18 |
| 96.52|name=Emet (April 2, F1)}}
|20:30–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|10|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A pickup truck, a barn, and several other structures were damaged or destroyed.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108975 #10108975]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|W of Levasy※ |{{Coord|39.13 |
| 94.13|name=Levasy (April 2, F1)}}
|20:32–? |{{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|700|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This multiple-vortex tornado destroyed a couple of barns, a garage, and poles.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10057539 #10057539]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|E of Allen※ |{{Coord|34.87 |
| 96.33|name=Gerty (April 2, F0)}}
|20:40–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|10|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{nts|250|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Trees in the countryside were downed. The tornado passed northwest of Gerty.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108978 #10108978]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|bgcolor=#E89483|Northeastern Claremore※ |{{Coord|36.40 |
| 95.55|name=Sequoyah (April 2, F2)}}
|20:45–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A school and several businesses incurred damage. The NCEI incorrectly list the touchdown as being southwest of Sequoyah.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108979 #10108979]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|Southwestern Baxter Springs※ |{{Coord|37.02 |
| 94.73|name=Baxter Springs (April 2, F1)}}
|20:50–? |{{convert|0.2|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|17|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Mobile homes and other structures received damage, as well as roofing, windows, and electrical lines.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=17}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10021853 #10021853]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3±
|N of Marietta |Love |{{Coord|33.97 |
| 97.12|name=Marietta (April 2, F3)}}
|20:50–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado derailed 24 freight cars, most of which were unfilled. Outbuildings and trees were also damaged nearby.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|pp=1235–1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108981 #10108981]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2±
|ENE of Pryor Creek |{{Coord|36.33 |
| 95.27|name=Pryor Creek (April 2, F2)}}
|21:00–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|10|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado flipped a mobile home.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|pp=1235–1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108982 #10108982]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|bgcolor=#E89483|N of Bokchito※ |{{Coord|34.03 |
| 96.13|name=Bokchito (April 2, F2)}}
|21:05–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|10|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado damaged seven homes.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108984 #10108984]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|Iconium※ |{{Coord|38.12 |
| 93.53|name=Iconium (April 2, F0)}}
|21:07–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|0.3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A brief touchdown failed to produce any damage.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10057544 #10057544]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#F7D9D3|WNW of Boswell to N of Soper‡ |{{Coord|34.07 |
| 95.95|name=Soper (April 2, F3)}}
|21:10–? |{{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Many farms and outbuildings were damaged.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108985 #10108985]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|Green Ridge※ |{{Coord|38.62 |
| 93.40|name=Green Ridge (April 2, F0)}}
|21:15–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|0.3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|No damage was reported.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10057546 #10057546]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|SW of Boyd to WNW of Toco※ |{{Coord|33.63 |
| 96.28|name=Boyd (April 2, F3)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|21:20–21:55※ |{{convert|32|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|150|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|~{{nts|1,000,000|prefix=$}}※ |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|1 death – This tornado developed near Ravenna and tracked eastward at {{convert|50|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on|lk=on}} through Allens Chapel and Allens Point. The most extensive damage occurred in these two communities; an elderly woman in the area was killed, and her husband sustained injuries. Along its entire path, the tornado destroyed numerous frame houses, mobile homes, barns, and rural outbuildings. The NCEI incorrectly list the path as extending from north of Ector to just north of Brookston.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{cite web |title=Remembering The Paris Tornado: April 2, 1982 |date=15 October 2008 |website=Dallas/Fort Worth, TX |publisher=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office |location=Fort Worth, Texas |url=https://www.weather.gov/fwd/paris1982 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613230318/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=paris1982 |archivedate=13 June 2010 |url-status=live}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=29}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128749 #10128749]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128753 #10128753]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|SW of Waverly |{{Coord|39.17 |
| 93.55|name=Waverly (April 2, F1)}}
|21:25–? |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|1.3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado felled trees in an orchard.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10057551 #10057551]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2±
|Boyd |{{Coord|33.65 |
| 96.17|name=Bonham (April 2, F2)}}
|21:25–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{unk}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Trees were damaged near Lake Bonham.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|pp=1235–1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=29}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128752 #10128752]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|Keo |{{Coord|34.60 |
| 92.02|name=Keo (April 2, F2)}}
|21:45–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This was the first member of a long-tracked tornado family, the parent thunderstorm of which generated a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=mid |
| long|lk=on}} swath of scattered damage, felling 60 transmission towers along the way, and traveled as far as Forrest City. Two homes and a cropdusting firm were destroyed or damaged. Two people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980173 #9980173]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat5}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F5
|bgcolor=#E89483|S of Speer to Messer to SE of Eagletown※ |{{Coord|34.13 |
| 95.57|name=Broken Bow (April 2, F5)}}
|21:50–? |{{convert|53|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|2640|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}♯※ |bgcolor=#E89483|{{nts|8,000,000|prefix=$}}※ |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|See section on this tornado – 29 people were injured. |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|{{Coord|34.65 |
| 91.58|name=Slovak (April 2, F2)}}
|22:00–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|2.25|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |bgcolor=#9FCADF|{{convert|20|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}† |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This short-lived tornado damaged rural shops, roofs, outbuildings, machinery, and electrical transmission towers.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1236}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980174 #9980174]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4
|bgcolor=#E89483|Northern Paris to NE of Detroit※ |{{Coord|33.65 |
| 95.63|name=Toco (April 2, F4)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|22:00–22:30※ |{{convert|23|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}♯※ |bgcolor=#E89483|≥ {{nts|50,000,000|prefix=$}}※ |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|10 deaths – See section on this tornado – 170 people were injured. |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|SSW of Paris |{{Coord|33.63 |
| 95.58|name=Paris (April 2, F1)}}
|22:05–? |≥ {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Outflow by the Paris F4 may have helped generate this near-simultaneous tornado. A small structure was destroyed on the outskirts of Paris. The tornado may have continued farther, damaging trailers on the southern sides of Blossom and Reno, as it paralleled the main event.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|pp=29–30}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128755 #10128755]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|bgcolor=#E89483|Northern Bagwell※ |{{Coord|33.63 |
| 95.22|name=Bagwell (April 2, F2)}}
|22:30–? |{{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado began and ended a few miles west-southwest and east-northeast of town, respectively. Some businesses and homes were unroofed. Trees were torn apart as well.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1236}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=30}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128758 #10128758]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#F7D9D3|N of Clarksville‡ |{{Coord|33.65 |
| 95.05|name=Clarksville (April 2, F1)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|22:40–22:42※ |{{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|2,500|prefix=$}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Only minor damage was reported.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=30}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128759 #10128759]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|NE of Clarksville (TX)‡ to NNW of Ogden (AR)※ |Red River (TX), Bowie (TX), McCurtain (OK), Little River (AR) |{{Coord|33.63 |
| 95.03|name=Ashdown (April 2, F3)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|22:40–23:40※ |{{convert|52|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
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| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|1 death – See section on this tornado – Four people were injured. |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|{{Coord|34.88 |
| 91.18|name=Brinkley (April 2, F2)}}
|22:49–? |{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|33|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|20 transmission towers were downed. Several homes, a trio of farms, and a cemetery were damaged as well.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1236}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980177 #9980177]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|{{Coord|35.02 |
| 90.77|name=Forrest City (April 2, F2)}}
|23:15–? |bgcolor=#9FCADF|{{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}† |{{convert|60|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|1 death – This tornado damaged or destroyed a dozen homes, seven mobile homes, half a dozen businesses, and a school. The death occurred in a trailer. 13 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1236}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980179 #9980179]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4
|WSW of Stringtown to ESE of Wallaceburg |{{Coord|33.93 |
| 94.28|name=Buck Range (April 2, F4)}}
|23:20–? |{{convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|7,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|3 deaths – This powerful tornado proceeded generally eastward at {{convert|25|mi/h|km/h|lk=on|abbr=on}} and affected several rural communities. 15 homes, two mobile homes, 16 chicken coops, and various outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, along with many trees. All of the deaths occurred in the community of Buck Range, near Nashville, where a home was flattened. Most of the damage was F2 or F3 in intensity. Storm Data and the NCEI listed 23 injuries, but a reanalysis by Grazulis found 27.{{sfn|Grazulis|1984|p=A-95}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980181 #9980181]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980184 #9980184]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980188 #9980188]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|E of Eldon |{{Coord|38.35 |
| 92.53|name=Eldon #1 (April 2, F1)}}
|23:25–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|0.25|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few outbuildings were destroyed.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058640 #10058640]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|Bergman※ |{{Coord|36.32 |
| 93.00|name=Bergman (April 2, F3)}}
|23:28–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few trailers were destroyed, along with a pair of homes, the fire department, and city hall. 29 homes sustained damage as well. Five injuries occurred.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980182 #9980182]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|N of Phillipsburg |{{Coord|37.62 |
| 92.78|name=Phillipsburg (April 2, F1)}}
|23:30–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|0.25|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A house was damaged, a barn wrecked, and cattle killed.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058641 #10058641]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|NE of Beaman※ |{{Coord|38.77 |
| 93.13|name=Beaman (April 2, F1)}}
|23:35–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few barns were wrecked and a home partly so.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058642 #10058642]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|N of Eldon |{{Coord|38.38 |
| 92.58|name=Eldon #2 (April 2, F1)}}
|23:45–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|25|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few barns and a trailer were wrecked. A shed was severely damaged as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=21}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058644 #10058644]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|S of McNab to E of Hope※ |{{Coord|33.63 |
| 93.80|name=McNab (April 2, F3)}}
|00:55–? |{{convert|18|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|5 deaths – This erratic tornado destroyed or damaged 37 homes. A five-member family at home was fatally crushed beneath a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid |
| tall}} oak tree. The tornado also damaged {{convert|850|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of pine and hardwood forest. 23 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|pp=1237–8}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980185 #9980185]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980186 #9980185]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980187 #9980187]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4
|bgcolor=#E89483|E of Tecumseh※ to Caulfield to West Plains |{{Coord|36.57 |
| 92.22|name=Tecumseh (April 2, F4)}}
|00:15–? |{{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|500|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|50,000,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|2 deaths – This violent tornado damaged 20 homes and destroyed five trailers, but leveled only one home. Lesser damage occurred to businesses. Most of the damage was to 200 used automobiles at a dealership. 28 people were injured, three seriously.{{sfn|Grazulis|1984|p=A-95}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=22}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058649 #10058649]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058650 #10058650]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|S of Camdenton※ |{{Coord|39.98 |
| 92.75|name=Camdenton (April 2, F1)}}
|00:15–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|0.25|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|25|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{unk}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Details are unavailable.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=22}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058648 #10058648]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#9FCADF|N of Vidette† |{{Coord|36.43 |
| 92.12|name=Vidette (April 2, F3)}}
|00:20–? |{{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|880|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|2 deaths – A barn and five homes were damaged. A number of cattle were killed, and one home was wrecked. Two injuries occurred.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980190 #9980190]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|NE of Eldon※ |{{Coord|38.37 |
| 92.57|name=Eldon #3 (April 2, F1)}}
|00:37–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Details are unavailable.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=22}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058651 #10058651]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|Taos |Cole |{{Coord|38.50 |
| 92.07|name=Taos (April 2, F0)}}
|00:45–? |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Details are unavailable.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=22}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10058652 #10058652]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|{{Coord|33.27 |
| 93.23|name=Magnolia (April 2, F1)}}
|01:00–? |{{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Roofing, power lines, and trees were damaged. Fallen wires ignited a few fires. Two people were injured.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=11}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980191 #9980191]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|{{Coord|35.08 |
| 92.45|name=Conway (April 2, F3)}}
|01:00–? |{{convert|3.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|440|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|2 deaths – A machine shop, 38 trailers, and 10 homes were flattened. A few other trailers and three homes were seriously damaged. One of the dead was a stillborn infant. 37 injuries occurred, many quite severe.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=12}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980192 #9980192]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|E of Whelen Springs to WNW of Kansas |{{Coord|33.83 |
| 93.12|name=Whelen Springs (April 2, F1)}}
|01:15–? |{{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|75|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Some roofing was damaged, along with much timber.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=12}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980194 #9980194]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|NE of Dyersburg※ |Dyer |{{Coord|36.03 |
| 89.38|name=Dyersburg (April 2, F3)}}
|01:20–? |{{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|75|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A factory, mobile homes, eight homes, and some businesses were destroyed or damaged. Trees were impacted as well. An injury occurred.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=28}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10119222 #10119222]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|bgcolor=#E89483|W of Kenton to W of Martin※ |{{Coord|36.22 |
| 89.07|name=Kenton (April 2, F2)}}
|01:58–? |bgcolor=#9FCADF|{{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}† |bgcolor=#9FCADF|{{convert|80|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}† |bgcolor=#E89483|{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}}※ |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Windows were broken and structures damaged at a Texas Gas Transmission facility. A few trailers were wrecked elsewhere, and several better-built buildings were damaged, along with trees.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1237}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=28}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10119223 #10119223]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10119225 #10119225]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|NW of Lillie |{{Coord|32.95 |
| 92.72|name=Lillie (April 2, F1)}}
|02:00–? |{{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{unk}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Only trees were damaged.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=18}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10044428 #10044428]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|W of Milo to N of Snyder※ |{{Coord|33.30 |
| 91.97|name=Milo (April 2, F1)}}
|03:00–? |{{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Outbuildings, power lines, and trailers received damage. {{convert|1,000,000|to|2,000,000|board feet|m3|abbr=on}} of pinewood were flattened.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=12}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980195 #9980195]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|{{Coord|36.50 |
| 88.32|name=Hazel (April 2, F1)}}
|04:00–? |{{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Many older structures in town were wrecked.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=18}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10030260 #10030260]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|{{Coord|36.42 |
| 89.05|name=Union City (April 2, F0)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|04:33–?※ |{{convert|0.3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few large, fallen trees damaged vehicles and homes. Signage and windows were damaged as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=28}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10119227 #10119227]}} |
=April 3 event=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ Confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, April 3, 1982{{efn|group=note|name=Date/Time}} ! scope="col" style="width:2%; text-align:center;"|F# ! scope="col" text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location ! scope="col" text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|State ! scope="col" align="center"|Start {{abbr|Coord.|Coordinates}}{{efn|group=note|name=Coord}} ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Time (UTC) ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Path length ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Width{{efn|group=note|name=Width}} ! scope="col" text-align:center;"|Damage |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|NE of Pontiac※ |{{Coord|40.90 |
|---|
| 88.58|name=Pontiac (April 2, F0)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|05:00–05:15※ |{{convert|0.3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A toolshed, a garage, and a quartet of silos were wrecked.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=15}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004553 #10004553]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|Southeastern Ridge Farm※ |{{Coord|39.90 |
| 87.65|name=Ridge Farm (April 3, F1)}}
|05:18–? |{{convert|4|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|125|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A five-block swath of town was impacted. A trailer and five homes were wrecked. 15 other homes sustained damage as well. Five injuries occurred.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=15}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004555 #10004555]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|S of Forrest to S of Chatsworth※ |{{Coord|40.23 |
| 88.40|name=Forest (April 3, F1)}}
|05:18–? |{{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|500|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado blew central heating and refrigeration units off rooftops. A wall was knocked down as well. After hitting Chatsworth the tornado apparently redeveloped to the south, damaging high-voltage cables, sheds, a pair of large barns, a garage, a home, and roofing. 41 utility poles along the path were felled as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=15}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004554 #10004554]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2±
|E of Grand Gulf |bgcolor=#E89483|Claiborne※ |{{Coord|32.03 |
| 91.03|name=Grand Gulf (April 3, F2)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|05:20–?※ |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |bgcolor=#F7D9D3|{{convert|33|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}‡ |bgcolor=#E89483|{{nts|6,000|prefix=$}}※ |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few steel outbuildings were wrecked and a couple of big trees splintered near a hunting camp. One other outbuilding sustained damage as well. The NCEI incorrectly list the touchdown as Adams County and spuriously count 40 injuries; the latter are not listed in Storm Data.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=20}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10062277 #10062277]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#9FCADF|S of Carthage to N of De Kalb† |{{Coord|32.72 |
| 89.52|name=Carthage (April 3, F3)}}
|bgcolor=#E89483|05:35–06:10※ |{{convert|42|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|>{{nts|5,000,000|prefix=$}}※ |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|3 deaths – This intense tornado destroyed five automobiles, 25 mobile homes, seven businesses, and 29 homes. Severe damage occurred to 47 other homes, 25 vehicles, 16 mobile homes, and seven more businesses. All the dead were killed in a trailer. 40 injuries occurred.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=20}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10062274 #10062274]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10062275 #10062275]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10062276 #10062276]}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10062278 #10062278]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|bgcolor=#E89483|Irwin to Bourbonnais to Indian Oaks※ |{{Coord|41.05 |
| 87.98|name=Irwin (April 3, F3)}}
|05:40–? |{{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|750|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This intense tornado tore walls and a steeple off structures in Irwin, causing a church to shift on its foundation. The tornado apparently lifted before causing further damage at Bourbonnais. 174 trailers were damaged or destroyed in a mobile home park at Indian Oaks. The tornado also damaged 10 homes elsewhere in town. 15 injuries occurred.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=15}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004560 #10004560]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|E of Charleston to northeastern Oakland※ |{{Coord|39.48 |
| 88.18|name=Charleston (April 3, F1)}}
|06:05–? |{{convert|14|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|450|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Most of the losses were to sheds, homes, and garages at Oakland. Roofing was torn loose as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=15}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004561 #10004561]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|storm}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F0
|bgcolor=#E89483|SW of Goodenow to Crete※ |Will |{{Coord|41.33 |
| 87.68|name=Goodenow (April 3, F0)}}
|06:10–? |{{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|125|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few mobile homes were tipped onto their sides, and 25 others were carried off their homesites. A few trees were downed and a chimney was damaged as well. Damage was discontinuous.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=16}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10004562 #10004562]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|bgcolor=#E89483|Near West Jefferson※ |Ohio |{{Coord|39.93 |
| 83.27|name=West Jefferson (April 3, F1)}}
|10:00–? |{{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|2,500,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|Mobile homes were extensively damaged, other homes less severely. One person was injured.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10100142 #10100142]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|SSE of Greenmount |{{Coord|37.25 |
| 84.03|name=Greenmount (April 3, F1)}}
|10:00–? |{{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|25|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A {{convert|108|by|36|ft|adj=on}} barn was wrecked, crushing implements inside.{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10030270 #10030270]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|N of Fredericktown |Knox |Ohio |{{Coord|40.50 |
| 82.55|name=Fredericktown (April 3, F2)}}
|10:55–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|0.75|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|250,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A few trailers and a frame home were wrecked. Trees were felled as well, and other structures were damaged. Nine minor injuries were reported.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=1238}}{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10100145 #10100145]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|{{Coord|30.73 |
| 83.87|name=Glasgow (April 3, F1)}}
|17:15–? |{{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|70|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A pumping station and a cottage were wrecked. Trees were knocked down as well.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=14}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9995961 #9995961]}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat1}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F1
|Western Allentown |{{Coord|40.60 |
| 75.50|name=Allentown (April 3, F1)}}
|20:55–? |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|0.15|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |bgcolor=#E89483|{{convert|17|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}※ |{{nts|25,000|prefix=$}} |
| class="expand-child"
| colspan="9" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|A trailer and a shed were flattened. A restaurant was damaged as well. Wires and trees were toppled.{{sfn|Storm Data|1982|p=27}}{{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10116382 #10116382]}} |
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=Speer–Messer–Golden–Broken Bow, Oklahoma=
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Speer–Messer–Golden–Broken Bow, Oklahoma
| image =
| caption =
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Tornado
| winds =
| fujita-scale = F5
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| fatalities =
| injuries = 29
| damages = $8 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|8000000|1982|r=-4}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} USD)
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer}}
This powerful, multiple-vortex tornado touched down near Speer, tracked east-southeastward through the rural community of Messer, and traversed the Hugo Reservoir. A newly constructed home near Messer was obliterated, with only strips of carpet tacking left on its foundation. Surveyed by Ted Fujita, the tornado was assigned a rating of F5 based on this damage and is still listed as an F5 in official records. Photographs of the bare concrete slab suggested, however, that the home was improperly anchored: only F3-level winds may have been needed to produce the observable effects on the structure. A reanalysis by Thomas P. Grazulis in 1993 concluded that the tornado did not attain F5 intensity. Further on, the tornado attained a peak width of {{convert|1 + 1/2|mi|km yd m|abbr=on|lk=on}} and produced F4-level damage to ranch-style homes near Golden. In all, the tornado destroyed approximately 35 homes and yielded losses of $8 million, though it missed densely populated areas. The tornado also destroyed chicken coops, mobile homes, and a church, along with agricultural implements, electrical lines, and tracts of timber. Up to 40 barns were wrecked as well. As it passed just south of Broken Bow, the tornado struck the Tri-A-Nite Motel; signage from the motel was later found {{convert|30|mi|km|abbr=on}} distant, in Arkansas. Near Messer, the tornado hurled a {{convert|2|by|4|in|mm|adj=mid|lk=on}} board into and pierced a tree. 29 injuries occurred along the path. The NCEI incorrectly list the path as extending from south-southwest of Hamden to south of Eagletown.Multiple sources:
- {{cite web|editor-last=Edwards|editor-first=Roger|editor-link=Roger Edwards (meteorologist)|date=March 19, 2021|title=F5 and EF5 Tornadoes of the United States, 1950-present|url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html|website=The Online Tornado FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|location=Norman, Oklahoma|accessdate=3 February 2022}}
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|1984|p=A-95}}
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|1993|p=1235}}
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|2001b|p=28}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data|1982|p=26}}
- {{harvnb|Fujita|1982|pp=6–7}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108986 #10108986]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108989 #10108989]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108990 #10108990]}}
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=Paris–Reno–Blossom, Texas=
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Paris–Reno–Blossom, Texas
| image =
| caption =
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Tornado
| winds =
| fujita-scale = F4
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| fatalities = 10
| injuries = 170
| damages = ≥ $50 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|50000000|1982|r=-4}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} USD)
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer}}
{{redirect|Paris, Texas tornado|the 2022 event|Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022#Brookston–Midcity–Arthur City, Texas/Sawyer, Oklahoma}}
This destructive tornado, the deadliest of the outbreak, headed eastward through the northern section of Paris. Developing near the intersection of Campbell Street and Loop 286, it extensively damaged or destroyed more than 465 residences and left approximately 1,000 people homeless in town. Of the 10 deaths in Paris, two occurred at a trailer park; the rest of the fatalities were mainly in unsheltered locations. Debris from the trailer park was dispersed for hundreds of yards. Most of the damage in Paris was rated F2 or F3 on the Fujita scale, but a few CBS homes were leveled at low-end F4 intensity. These homes, however, were dubiously constructed, so the official rating may have been too high. Large, well-built apartments with numerous interior walls were unroofed as the "ragged funnel cloud" left behind $50 million in losses at Paris. 92 homes and other structures were heavily damaged or destroyed in the neighbouring communities of Reno and Blossom. That more casualties did not occur was attributable to the fact that residents of Paris received ample warning, up to half an hour in advance, in part via NOAA Weather Radio.Multiple sources:
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|1984|p=A-95}}
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|1993|pp=1236–7}}
- {{cite web |title=Remembering The Paris Tornado: April 2, 1982 |date=15 October 2008 |website=Dallas/Fort Worth, TX |publisher=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office |location=Fort Worth, Texas |url=https://www.weather.gov/fwd/paris1982 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613230318/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=paris1982 |archivedate=13 June 2010 |url-status=live}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data|1982|pp=29–30}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128754 #10128754]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128757 #10128757]}}
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=White Rock–Beaver Dam, Texas/Ashdown, Arkansas=
{{Infobox weather event
| name = White Rock–Beaver Dam, Texas/Ashdown, Arkansas
| image =
| caption =
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Tornado
| winds =
| fujita-scale = F3
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| fatalities = 1
| injuries = 4
| damages =
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer}}
This intense, long-tracked tornado destroyed barns, outbuildings, trees, and electrical lines as it struck White Rock. Brick homes in the area were wrecked as well, indicating F3 intensity. The tornado then tracked to the north of Annona, Avery, and English. Entering Bowie County, it destroyed five homes in Beaver Dam. Two minor injuries occurred nearby. The tornado then widened to {{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=on}} as it neared the Red River. Upon crossing the river, it damaged a {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|lk=on}} swath of trees across McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Some outbuildings were also damaged as the tornado passed through southeastern Oklahoma. In Arkansas, the tornado destroyed 17 homes, a paper mill, a granary, and an orchard. One of the homes dated to the early nineteenth century. One person died and two others were injured near Ashdown before the tornado dissipated. The parent storm continued on and later spawned another F3 tornado in Hempstead County, near McNab.Multiple sources:
- {{harvnb|Grazulis|1993|p=1236}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data|1982|pp=11, 27, 30}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128760 #10128760]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128761 #10128761]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10128762 #10128762]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10108988 #10108988]}}
- {{harvnb|Storm Data Publication|1982|loc=[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9980180 #9980180]}}
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