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Tornado outbreak of December 1–3, 1982
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationDecember 1–3, 1982
Highest winds
Tornadoes
confirmed
38 confirmed (NCDC)
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
Two days, fourteen hours
Largest hail2.5 inches (6.4 cm) in diameter
La Monte, Missouri on December 1
Fatalities4 fatalities, 107 injuries
Damage$131 million (1982 USD)[1]
Areas affectedSoutheastern United States, Mississippi River Valley

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Confirmed tornadoes

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Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 3 22 6 7 0 0 38

December 1 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, December 1, 1982[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary Refs
F1 W of Liberal to N of Nevada Barton, Vernon MO 37°30′N 94°35′W / 37.50°N 94.58°W / 37.50; -94.58 (Liberal, MO (December 1, F1)) 19:13-? 29 mi (47 km) 200 yd (180 m) A long tracked F1 tornado caused damage just west of Liberal, Missouri to near Moundville, Missouri, before ending just north of Nevada, Missouri. [2][3]
F1 SSW of Mulberry Crawford KS 37°30′N 94°40′W / 37.50°N 94.67°W / 37.50; -94.67 (Mulberry, KS (December 1, F1)) 19:20-? 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 100 yd (91 m) The tornado destroyed a barn, a mobile home, and tore off the side of a house about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of Mulberry, Kansas. [4]
F1 near Urich Henry MO 38°28′N 94°00′W / 38.47°N 94.00°W / 38.47; -94.00 (Urich, MO (December 1, F1)) 20:00-? 0.3 mi (0.48 km) 50 yd (46 m) A brief tornado occurred near Route 7 near Urich, Missouri. [5]
F1 N of Keytesville to near Lake Nehai Tonkayea Chariton MO 39°29′N 93°00′W / 39.48°N 93.00°W / 39.48; -93.00 (Keytesville, MO (December 1, F1)) 21:30-? 6 mi (9.7 km) 400 yd (370 m) [6]
F1 NE of Hughesville Pettis MO 38°52′N 93°14′W / 38.87°N 93.23°W / 38.87; -93.23 (Hughesville, MO (December 1, F1)) 21:55-? 0.3 mi (0.48 km) 50 yd (46 m) [7]

December 2 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, December 2, 1982[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary Refs
F1 SW of Morning Sun Des Moines IA 41°04′N 91°18′W / 41.07°N 91.30°W / 41.07; -91.30 (Morning Sun, IA (December 2, F1)) 00:13-? 2.5 mi (4.0 km) 17 yd (16 m) An extremely narrow tornado ripped the roof off of a mobile home between Yarmouth and Morning Sun in the early morning hours of December 2. [8]
F0 near Van Orin Bureau IL 41°33′N 89°21′W / 41.55°N 89.35°W / 41.55; -89.35 (Van Orin, IL (December 2, F0)) 02:00 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 33 yd (30 m) A narrow tornado was observed and caused minor damage near Van Orin, Illinois. [9]
F2 near Vanzant to Mountain Grove to N of Huggins (first tornado) Douglas, Wright, Texas MO 36°58′N 92°20′W / 36.97°N 92.33°W / 36.97; -92.33 (Mountain Grove, MO (December 2, F2)) 03:30-? 23 mi (37 km) 150 yd (140 m) A strong but narrow tornado hit the east side of Mountain Grove, Missouri in the early morning hours of December 2, causing 9 significant injuries, all of which were in Mountain Grove. The tornado caused an estimated $7,500,000 (1982 USD) according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). [10][11][12]
F2 W of Bourbon to near Spring Bluff Crawford, Franklin MO 37°08′N 91°21′W / 37.13°N 91.35°W / 37.13; -91.35 (Ravenden, AR (December 2, F2)) 05:50-? 13 mi (21 km) 100 yd (91 m) The tornado directly hit a farm, a church and leveled a home, causing three significant injuries. [13][14]
F1 E of Mountain Grove (second tornado) Texas MO 37°16′N 92°05′W / 37.27°N 92.08°W / 37.27; -92.08 (Mountain Grove, MO (December 2, F1)) 08:30-? 11 mi (18 km) 100 yd (91 m) Another F1 tornado occurred just east of the previous F2 tornado that directly hit Mountain Grove about five hours earlier. This tornado mostly stayed over rural areas, and didn't cause as much damage as the previous tornado. [15]
F1 Middletown Montgomery MO 39°08′N 91°25′W / 39.13°N 91.42°W / 39.13; -91.42 (Middletown, MO (December 2, F1)) 09:45-? 2 mi (3.2 km) 70 yd (64 m) A tornado caused minor damage to Middletown. [16]
F0 near Woodson Pulaski AR Unknown 10:00-? Unknown Unknown A weak tornado was observed near Woodson. The tornado damaged one home and knocked down power lines. [17]
F1 Little Rock Air Force Base to Cabot Pulaski, Lonoke AR Unknown 10:20-? Unknown Unknown A narrow tornado touched down in northern Pulaski County, causing minor damage to the residential areas of the Little Rock Air Force Base. The tornado touched down again near Cabot, uprooting trees and knocking down power lines. [18]
F3 W of Alma Crawford AR 35°29′N 92°26′W / 35.48°N 92.43°W / 35.48; -92.43 (Alma, AR (December 2, F3)) 12:36-? 1 mi (1.6 km) 500 yd (460 m) Tornado initially touched down about three miles west of Alma before directly hitting the town. 8-10 houses sustained major structural damage before the tornado lifted. No fatalities or significant injuries were reported with this tornado. [19]
F2 NE of Whelen Springs to SE of Malvern Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring AR 33°50′N 93°06′W / 33.83°N 93.10°W / 33.83; -93.10 (Whelen Springs, AR (December 2, F2)) 13:28-? 34 mi (55 km) 70 yd (64 m) This long tracked tornado destroyed many homes, barns, trailers and farms. Nearly 4,000 acres of timber were either knocked down or heavily damaged. [20][21][22]
F1 SE of Huggins Texas MO 37°18′N 92°06′W / 37.30°N 92.10°W / 37.30; -92.10 (Huggins, MO (December 2, F1)) 14:40-? 1 mi (1.6 km) 50 yd (46 m) [23]
F1 W of Bakersfield Ozark MO 36°31′N 92°11′W / 36.52°N 92.18°W / 36.52; -92.18 (Bakersfield, MO (December 2, F1)) 14:50-? 1 mi (1.6 km) 50 yd (46 m) [24]
F3 E of Bryant to Little Rock to W of Sherwood Saline, Saline AR 34°35′N 92°28′W / 34.58°N 92.47°W / 34.58; -92.47 (Little Rock, AR (December 2, F3)) 14:50-? 18 mi (29 km) 233 yd (213 m) 2 deaths – See section on this tornado. [25]
F1 W of Pomona Howell MO 35°29′N 92°26′W / 35.48°N 92.43°W / 35.48; -92.43 (Pomona, MO (December 2, F1)) 15:15-? 1 mi (1.6 km) 500 yd (460 m) [26][27]
F3 near Saltillo to Rose Bud to E of Heber Springs Faulkner, White, Cleburne MO 35°02′N 92°20′W / 35.03°N 92.33°W / 35.03; -92.33 (Naylor-Rose Bud, AR (December 2, F3)) 15:50-? 24 mi (39 km) 300 yd (270 m) This long tracked tornado initially began near Saltillo, and continued to move towards the NNE. The tornado barely grazed past Naylor and Enola, before directly hitting Rose Bud, destroying almost every single building in the town. Major damage also occurred in Hopewell, before the tornado dissipated just past Arkansas Highway 337 east of Heber Springs. Seven significant injuries occurred in Rose Bud, but no fatalities were reported. [28][29][30]
F1 near Bethesda to Cushman Independence AR 35°47′N 91°47′W / 35.78°N 91.78°W / 35.78; -91.78 (Cushman, AR (December 2, F1)) 18:30-? 6 mi (9.7 km) 200 yd (180 m) Significant damage occurred to at least 14 houses between Bethesda and Cushman. [31]
F3 S of Ash Flat, Arkansas to near Hardy Sharp AR 36°11′N 91°43′W / 36.18°N 91.72°W / 36.18; -91.72 (Highland, AR (December 2, F3)) 18:45-? 9 mi (14 km) 250 yd (230 m) A strong tornado touched down just south of Ash Flat and moved towards Highland, causing major damage to the town. At least 35 businesses in Highland were destroyed or heavily damaged. Another tornado followed almost this exact same path at near-similar strength on February 5, 2008. [32]
F1 NE of Lake Spring Phelps MO 37°49′N 91°47′W / 37.82°N 91.78°W / 37.82; -91.78 (Lake Spring, MO (December 2, F1)) 18:50-? 6 mi (9.7 km) 200 yd (180 m) [33]
F1 Piedmont Wayne MO 37°08′N 90°44′W / 37.13°N 90.73°W / 37.13; -90.73 (Piedmont, MO (December 2, F1)) 19:00-? 2 mi (3.2 km) 50 yd (46 m) An F1 tornado directly hit Piedmont, Missouri, resulting in 8 direct injuries reported in the town. [34]
F1 Edgar Springs Phelps MO 37°42′N 91°52′W / 37.70°N 91.87°W / 37.70; -91.87 (Edgar Springs, MO (December 2, F1)) 19:05-? 0.3 mi (0.48 km) 50 yd (46 m) A brief tornado occurred in Edgar Springs. [35]
F2 Big Spring State Park Ripley, Carter MO 36°46′N 91°05′W / 36.77°N 91.08°W / 36.77; -91.08 (Big Spring State Park, MO (December 2, F2)) 18:30-? 13.5 mi (21.7 km) 200 yd (180 m) [36][37]
F1 Knob Lick St. Francois MO 37°41′N 90°23′W / 37.68°N 90.38°W / 37.68; -90.38 (Knob Lick, MO (December 2, F1)) 19:55-? 1 mi (1.6 km) 50 yd (46 m) A weak tornado directly hit Knob Lick, resulting in two direct injuries. [38]
F2 E of Annapolis Iron, Madison MO 37°23′N 90°36′W / 37.38°N 90.60°W / 37.38; -90.60 (Annapolis, MO (December 2, F2)) 19:55-? 5 mi (8.0 km) 50 yd (46 m) [39]
F1 Fredericktown Madison MO 37°33′N 90°18′W / 37.55°N 90.30°W / 37.55; -90.30 (Fredericktown, MO (December 2, F1)) 20:00-? 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 50 yd (46 m) A weak tornado directly hit Fredericktown. [40]
F1 E of Van Buren Carter MO 35°47′N 91°47′W / 35.78°N 91.78°W / 35.78; -91.78 (Van Buren, MO (December 2, F1)) 18:30-? 6 mi (9.7 km) 200 yd (180 m) [41]
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