From
Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to
Mike Powell on Monday, February 20, 2023 01:11:00
Mike,
Thanks for sharing. We had one survey here in Kentucky, in Russell Springs. They determined that it was a straight-line wind event with isolated gusts in the 80-90 MPH range. So hurricane-strength winds,
but no tornado.
I try to get the local storm report summary and the storm damage surveys
from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, as they cover 46 of
Arkansas' 75 counties. The remaining 29 are picked up by NWS offices in
Tulsa, Shrevport, Jackson, and Memphis.
It looks like another severe weather threat on Wednesday...that also
ends up postponing the "required weekly test". Here, they normally test
the tornado sirens at 12 noon on Wednesday...that'd be the worst time
for an actual tornado warning. Except for NWS personnel, and Skywarn
Spotters, no one else would know the difference.
Daryl
... I'm not speeding -- I'm chasing tornadoes!!
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
553 PM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023
...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/2023 Tornado Event - Update 4...
.Update...Updated to include the Prairie County Tornado and
edit details with the Alco Tornado.
.Pulaski/Lonoke Co. Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 165 mph
Path Length /statute/: 31.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 600.0 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 54
Start Date: 03/31/2023
Start Time: 02:20 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 WNW Little Rock / Pulaski County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 34.7437 / -92.4439
End Date: 03/31/2023
End Time: 02:58 PM CDT
End Location: 4 SE Austin / Lonoke County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 34.9444 / -91.9421
Survey Summary:
This is preliminary information. The storm survey is still
ongoing and this data will likely be updated over the next
several days. The number of persons injured is also estimated at
this time.
The Little Rock Metro tornado started just southwest of
Kanis Road near Hartford Street, uprooting trees as it moved
northeast towards Kanis Road. The tornado rapidly intensified as
it passed northeast over Chenal Parkway, severely damaging
several apartment buildings off of Napa Valley Drive. The most
severe residential damage occurred along and west of North
Shackleford Road along Jamestown Drive and Cobble Hill Road,
where most exterior walls had collapsed on several homes, leaving
just some interior walls standing.
The tornado then crossed I-430 near the North Rodney Parham Road
interchange, damaging a shopping center and a Kroger. Between I-430
and Cantrell Road,many homes and apartments were severely damaged,
with roofs ripped off and hundreds of trees uprooted. The tornado
crossed Cantrell Road near Foxtrot Road, damaging more apartments
and many businesses. Between Cantrell Road and the Arkansas River,
many more homes were damaged from the tornado winds or trees falling
onto those homes in the Cammack Village neighborhood. Before
crossing the river, many trees were uprooted or trunks snapped at
Murray Park. The tornado then uprooted or snapped hundreds, if
not thousands of trees at Burns Park, both north and south of I-
40. The tornado crossed I-40 just west of exit 150, passing over
ball fields and recreation areas west of Military Drive. A new
fire station still under construction was also damaged along
Military Drive.
The tornado then passed over MacArther Drive near the Military Drive intersection in Amboy, severely damaging many more homes and businesses. Several more homes and apartments were damaged between Military Drive
and Remount Road, with the tornado passing over Remount Road between
Kierre Drive and Camp Robinson Road. Most of the damage in these areas consisted of severe roof damage and uprooted trees, though there were
some homes who completely lost their roofs.
The tornado then moved into the Indian Hills neighborhood of North Little
Rock, with more damaged roofs. A few homes along Flintrock Road near
Osage Drive lost their entire roofs, along with many homes damaged by trees falling onto homes. The tornado seemed to weaken a bit as it passed over
North Hills Boulevard, with some less severe roof damage and many uprooted trees. The tornado crossed over John F. Kennedy Boulevard near Club Road, traveling northeast through Sherwood generally along Lee Avenue, damaging
many more homes as it continued towards Kiehl Avenue. The tornado crossed
over Kiehl Avenue near Northgate Drive and Woodridge Lane, damaging more
homes and some businesses. This tornado passed over Brockington Road north
of Kiehl Avenue, ripping a roof off an apartment building along Calloway Avenue, then passing over Indianhead Lake uprooting several more trees
and damaging more roofs.
The tornado then passed over rural marsh land just northwest of US-67 near
the I-440 interchange, uprooting more trees before crossing US-67 near the Redmond Road exit at Jacksonville. A tractor-trailer was flipped over
along US-67, along with damage to signage along the road. The tornado
moved over the ball fields south of Redmond Road, then into some
neighborhoods where the tornado seemed to strengthen, severely damaging
more homes and businesses along Stone and McHenry Streets, Eastview Drive
and South 1st Street. A church was completely destroyed along North Elm
Street south of Graham Road. More homes were damaged north of Graham Road
west of J. P. Wright Loop Road before the tornado passed over the Holland Bottoms State Wildlife Area west of Kerr Station Road. Many trees were
snapped or uprooted in this wildlife area.
The tornado exited the wildlife area into the Parnell community, with more roofs damaged and some garages destroyed along Oliver Lane. The tornado
crossed Arkansas Hwy 89 near Russell Road, destroying a mobile home. The tornado continued into some more rural areas of southeast Cabot, with some damage to a few homes and several more trees uprooted or snapped. The
tornado finally lifted between Arkansas Hwy 321 and Campground Road west
of Laser Lane.
.Prairie County Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100.0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 03/31/2023
Start Time: 03:45 PM CDT
Start Location: 9 WSW Des Arc / Prairie County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 34.9457 / -91.6692
End Date: 03/31/2023
End Time: 03:46 PM CDT
End Location: 8 WSW Des Arc / Prairie County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 34.9502 / -91.6504
Survey Summary:
This tornado started in a field southwest of the intersection of West Crossroads Road and Arkansas Hwy 86, snapping a power pole. The tornado
then passed over a barn, lifting the roof off that barn. The tornado
then moved north over Bell Road, removing some shingles off a house
before lifting shortly afterwards.
.Alco Tornado...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 111 mph
Path Length /statute/: 6.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 125.0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 03/31/2023
Start Time: 04:49 PM CDT
Start Location: 8 SSE Big Flat / Stone County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 35.8855 / -92.3665
End Date: 03/31/2023
End Time: 04:57 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSW Fifty-Six / Stone County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 35.9118 / -92.2505
Survey Summary:
This tornado started just south of Arkansas Hwy 66 near Alco, moving
northeast towards Arkansas Hwy 263 between Onia and Timbo. After
crossing the Arkansas Hwy 263, it ripped the roof off a house and
moved this house off the foundation. The tornado then moved northeast
crossing Big Springs Road, uprooting several trees. The tornado then
lifted just northeast of here before Clearwater Road.
&&
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.
$$
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
811 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
......NWS Damage Survey for March 31 and April 1 Tornado Outbreak -
Update #3...
NOTE: Only Arkansas tornadoes are included in this post. DS
.Wynne Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 150 mph
Path Length /statute/: 73.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1600 yards
Fatalities: 4
Injuries: 26
Start Date: 03/31/2023
Start Time: 04:30 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 SE Fair Oaks / Cross County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 35.1818 / -90.9615
End Date: 03/31/2023
End Time: 05:54 PM CDT
End Location: 2 SE Burlison / Tipton County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 35.5392 / -89.7552
Survey Summary:
NWS meteorologists determined an EF-3 tornado touched down in
western Cross County at 431 PM CDT on March 31 on County Road
537, just south of Highway 284. The tornado tracked to the east
northeast towards Wynne, AR where it crossed Highway 284 multiple
times. EF-2 damage was observed north of Ellis Chapel and McElroy.
Just east northeast of McElroy, significant EF-2 damage of the
Sewage Treatment Plant was noted where an 80-yard long shed with
sturdy roofing structure of metal failed and became aloft. The
roofing wadded up and destroyed 2 cinder block buildings before
landing 100 yards away. The tornado strengthened to an EF-3 as
it moved into west Wynne, AR where it ravaged the center of
Wynne, including the Wynne High School. Several one-and two-family
residences in Wynne were partially to completely destroyed.
The tornado weakened as it moved away from Wynne to north of
Parkin and Earle, AR where EF-2 damage was observed. Between
Earle, AR and the Mississippi River, very few damage indicators
aided in the observed strength as it traversed mostly farmland.
There were between 20 to 30 center pivot irrigation systems that
were overturned along this area. As the tornado passed over Corna
Lake in Tipton County (west side of the Mississippi River) and
extreme southern Mississippi County, EF- 3 damage was observed.
The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and into Tipton County,
TN where it produced EF-2 damage across Wilder Farms. As the
tornado climbed the Bluff, the tornado circulation began to
weaken. From the top of the Bluff at the intersection of Pryor and
Leach Roads to south of Burlison where the tornado appears to
have lifted, EF-1 and EF-0 damage was observed. It is important to
note that as the long-tracked Wynne, AR tornado was dissipating,
the Covington, TN tornado was on the ground approximately 3.5
miles away to the south.
.Lexa Tornado...
Rating: EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind: UNKN
Path Length /statute/: 2.76 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 03/31/2023
Start Time: 07:03 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 WNW Lexa / Phillips County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 34.6089 / -90.7929
End Date: 03/31/2023
End Time: 07:06 PM CDT
End Location: 1 NNE Lexa / Phillips County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 34.6174 / -90.7455
Survey Summary:
A funnel cloud which moved over much of Phillips County touched
down as a tornado briefly northwest of Lexa as it crosses Highway
1. An emergency manager along with several public spotters
observed the tornado briefly touching down over open fields. No
damage indicators were found and thus the tornado is rated as an
EF-U. Nearby reports of damage were from straight line winds
that were associated with the same storm`s rear-flank downdraft.A
special thanks goes out to Phillips County Emergency Management
for their assistance during this survey.
&&
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
We would like to extend our gratitude to NWS Birmingham, NWS
Shreveport, NWS Jackson, and the PERiLS research group for
assistance with ground surveys.
$$
MJ/TAB/CAD/SMW/CJC/SJM/KRM/DKJ
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