1973 Jonesboro tornado

Weather event in Arkansas, United States May 26, 1973 Jonesboro High School tornado damage.png 305 Damage to the Jonesboro High School's main building atl 210 to 261 mph km/h on F4 3 289 tornado outbreaks of 1973 In the early morning hours of May 26, 1973, a destructive tornado moved through the Jonesboro metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Arkansas, killing three people and injuring over 280 others. Summary On the Jonesboro High School campus, every building but the gymnasium was destroyed. Most buildings in Jonesboro's main shopping district were either completely destroyed or were heavily damaged.May 28, 1973 DB Seeks Disaster Status For J'boro Courier News 1 The Arkansas State University narrowly avoided being hit by the tornado.Lauderdale Vance 2013-05-26 Remembering the 1973 Jonesboro, Arkansas, Tornado https://memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask-Vance/May-2013/Remembering-the-1973-Jonesboro-Arkansas-Tornado/ 2025-12-17 Memphis Magazine en-us 5 inches of rain fell in the hours following the tornado, affecting crops.1973-05-29 Twisters and Storms Take 47 Lives in 10 States https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/29/archives/twisters-and-storms-take-47-lives-in-10-states-georgia-hit-hard-his.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220807003332/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/29/archives/twisters-and-storms-take-47-lives-in-10-states-georgia-hit-hard-his.html 2022-08-07 2025-12-17 The New York Times en Aftermath $37 million in damage was inflicted by the tornado in Jonesboro alone, with a further $110,00 in damage being inflicted in Jackson County.Grazulis 1990 535 According to an estimate from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, 2,000 homes suffered major damage as a result of the tornado. Three people were killed by the tornado: one near the Otwell community in Craighead County, one in Weiner, and another in Jonesboro.Grazulis 1990 535-5362014-05-04 May's 10 Worst Tornado Outbreaks https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/worst-may-tornado-outbreaks-20130430 2025-12-17 The Weather Channel en-US 171 people were treated for tornadic injuries at the St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro.May 28, 1973 Storms Pummel 5 States The Miami Herald 105 The tornado was the last in Jonesboro until 2020, when an EF3 tornado affected the city's northeastern portions.Testino Laura Tornado tears through Jonesboro, Arkansas, destroying mall, businesses https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2020/03/28/jonesboro-tornado/2934582001/ 2025-12-17 The Commercial Appeal en-US See also List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes 1973 Central Alabama tornado References Sources Violent Tornado Climatography, 1880–1982 Grazulis Thomas P. Thomas P. Grazulis May 1984 NUREG CR-3670 OSTI Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 7099491 free Grazulis Thomas P. Significant Tornadoes 1880–1989 November 1990 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films 978-1-879362-02-4 2 St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1 1973-05-27 05-27 1973-05-26 Category:May 1973 in the United States Category:1973 in Arkansas Category:Jonesboro metropolitan area