Tornado outbreak of January 3, 1949

Tornado outbreak of January 3, 1949
Tornado outbreak
Tornadoes	≥14
Maximum rating	F4 tornado
Duration	January 3, 1949
Overall effects
Fatalities	60+
Injuries	504
Damage	$1,576,500 ($20,190,000 in 2024 USD)
Areas affected	Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas
	Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1949

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A deadly tornado outbreak produced at least 14 destructive tornadoes across Kansas, Louisiana, and Arkansas on Monday, January 3, 1949.^{[nb 2]} The worst of the outbreak was a deadly, devastating and violent (estimated) F4 tornado that tore though Warren, Arkansas. Part of a multi-state family, the tornado killed at least 55 people,^[2] a majority of the deaths in the outbreak, and is now tied with the Fort Smith tornado from 1898 as the deadliest in Arkansas history.^[3] In addition, a pair of deadly F3s in Louisiana, along with a few other strong tornadoes in Arkansas, claimed five more lives. Overall, a total of 60 or more people were killed from the outbreak, and over 500 sustained injuries.

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^ Schneider, Russell S.; Brooks, Harold E.; Schaefer, Joseph T. (2004). Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875–2003) (PDF). 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms. Hyannis, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ Purkins, DuVal (January 10, 1949). Woodard, Jann; Logen, Barbara (eds.). "A Tragic Record: January 3, 1949". Tornadoes in Bradley County, Arkansas. USGenWeb Project. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ Grazulis, Thomas P.; Grazulis, Doris (26 April 2000). "The Most "Important" US Tornadoes by State". St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[OutbreakClimo-2] Schneider, Russell S.; Brooks, Harold E.; Schaefer, Joseph T. (2004). Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875–2003) (PDF). 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms. Hyannis, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[ArgenWeb1-4] Purkins, DuVal (January 10, 1949). Woodard, Jann; Logen, Barbara (eds.). "A Tragic Record: January 3, 1949". Tornadoes in Bradley County, Arkansas. USGenWeb Project. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[MostImportant-5] Grazulis, Thomas P.; Grazulis, Doris (26 April 2000). "The Most "Important" US Tornadoes by State". St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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