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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
934 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for the May 23rd-24th, 2023 Tornado Events in
Southwest Arkansas and East Texas...

.Tornado #1:
.Eastern Henderson/Southwest Smith County, Texas Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.34 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   480 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               6

Start Date:             05/23/2024
Start Time:             07:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 WSW Coffee City / Henderson County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.1194 / -95.5007

End Date:               05/23/2024
End Time:               07:10 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NE Coffee City / Smith County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.1571 / -95.454

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 105 mph touched
down near an inlet area of Lake Palestine west of Boles Road just
southwest of Coffee City. This tornado largely stayed over the
water as a waterspout and it briefly came ashore across the Lake
Palestine Resort just west of Highway 155. Numerous trees were
snapped and uprooted at the resort, with several RV`s flipped
over, and multiple metal canopies at the marina completely
collapsed. This tornado then moved back over water as a waterspout
again as it shifted north-northeast, before moving ashore again
across a small neighborhood behind the Lake Palestine Motor Inn.
Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, with at least one large
hardwood tree having fallen onto a two story home. The tornado
then crossed FM 3506 and into the Briarwood Bay subdivision, where
numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. It was here where the
tornado was strongest and widest, before weakening and narrowing
as it moved across the northern end of the subdivision along the
lake. The tornado then moved back over water again as a
waterspout, crossing into Smith County before coming ashore a
third time near a home adjacent to Highway 155 in Dogwood City.
One tree was uprooted here, and multiple large branches were
snapped as it crossed Highway 155. Only minor damage was noted
farther northeast across County Road 1170, where several large
limbs were snapped and a power pole was partially broken. The
tornado lifted near an inlet over Lake Palestine northeast of
County Road 1287.

Sporadic wind damage, with estimated winds of 75-95 mph, was
found farther east-northeast near Emerald Bay, with additional
pockets of concentrated wind damage noted near and just east of
Teaselville in extreme Southern Smith County.

In all, six injuries resulted from this tornado, with four of them
treated on scene, and two others transported to a local hospital.

Special thanks goes out to the Henderson County Office of
Emergency Management, as well as the Texas Division of Emergency
Management Region 3 District 6, for their assistance in locating
damage for this survey.


.Tornado #2:
..Central Sevier County Arkansas Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/24/2024
Start Time:             03:08 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 SE De Queen / Sevier County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.9872 / -94.2768

End Date:               05/24/2024
End Time:               03:18 AM CDT
End Location:           5 NNE Lockesburg / Sevier County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.0474 / -94.1526

Survey Summary:

During the early morning hours of May 24th 2024, an EF-1
tornado, with peak winds estimated at 110 mph, first touched
down on Beacon Hill Road in rural Central Sevier County,
Arkansas between the towns of De Queen and Lockesburg in
association with a quasi-linear convective system. It
continued to move northeastward for 4 to 5l miles, crossing
US Highway 71 just south of the US Hwy 70 intersection, then
lifting along Sevier County Road 328. Damage consisted mostly
of uprooted and snapped trees and power lines, with structural
damage to a few outbuildings and sheds. A few residences were
damaged due to falling trees or branches. Peak intensity of
the tornado was estimated as the tornado crossed Farm-to-Market
road south of the small community of Geneva. Here, many trees
where snapped, a residence was damaged, and a chicken house
had roof panels removed. Many areas northeast of this location
were hard to access by the NWS survey team, but the team found
enough evidence to conclude the tornado continued to the
northeast for several more miles before lifting.

Many thanks to the Sevier County Arkansas Emergency Management
community for their great assistance with the damage survey.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

$$

15/CK/50/20