Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
223 NOUS44 KSHV 081501 PNSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-090000- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1001 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for the May 5th, 2023 Tornado Event... .Lockesburg, AR Landspout Tornado ... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.54 miles Path Width /maximum/: 20 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/05/2024 Start Time: 06:45 PM CDT Start Location: 4 ESE Lockesburg / Sevier County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.9422 / -94.1116 End Date: 05/05/2024 End Time: 06:47 PM CDT End Location: 4 ESE Lockesburg / Sevier County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.9449 / -94.1027 Survey Summary: A landspout tornado was captured on video briefly touching down along Red Colony Road several miles southeast of Lockesburg, where it snapped small branches and tore off a small portion of the roof of a detached exterior carport. A few shingles were also torn off the roof of an adjacent single family home. The landspout then crossed a hay meadow and snapped a large limb off of a hardwood tree before lifting along TJ King Road. Special thanks goes out to the Sevier County Office of Emergency Management for their assistance in gathering the pictures and video of the landspout and documenting the extent of damage along its path. && 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