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Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
080 NOUS44 KLZK 310038 PNSLZK ARZ004>008-014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069- 103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-311245- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 738 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/2024 Tornado Event- Update 4... .Update...Updated to include wind damage southeast of Hardy... and refine tornado track details. The main change with tornado tracks was the extension of the Briarcliff Tornado many miles due to more detailed ground survey and satellite imagery. .Boone-Marion County Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 22.0 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1500 yards Fatalities: 4 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 03:27 AM CDT Start Location: 2 S Bellefonte / Boone County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.1745 / -93.0533 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 04:05 AM CDT End Location: 1 N Summit / Marion County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.2713 / -92.6865 Survey Summary: This tornado started just to the west of Bellefonte road, near the intersection of Maxie Camp Road in Boone County, damaging trees and a few power poles as it crossed the road. A few homes sustained some damage, mainly to the their roofs and the southern and southeastern exterior walls. A hay barn was also completely destroyed. The tornado then kept moving east into an open field, snapping trees in it`s path and along Maxie Camp Road. The tornado crossed US highway 65, moving over the Boone County Sheriff`s Department Building and an Arkansas State Police Troop Center. The two buildings sustained very minor damage, mainly consisting of missing shingles and bent light poles. A loaded trailer of the BCSD was likely lofted and tossed onto a gate on the premises that sustained major damage to become inoperable. Just east of the highway, a storage unit complex sustained damage to all three storage buildings, and an RV was flipped on it`s side. Another business building behind the storage units only sustained damage to glass windows and a broken garage door. Just to the south of the storage complex, another large metal building with multiple bay doors facing the prevailing tornado forward speed winds was badly damaged, with most walls collapsed.The tornado kept moving east, likely expanding in width, and snapping trees and power poles along Maxie Camp road. As the tornado approached the intersection or Maxie Camp and Starkey Road, a mobile home was completely lofted and rolled, and destroyed. Extensive tree damage was observed all along the north south portion of Maxie Camp Road. A few homes, one with with CMU footprint and the other with a partial concrete pad and open crawlspace concrete footing were completely lifted off of their bases and destroyed. No anchoring was found on the homes and poor construction was observed from the damage. Trees in the immediate vicinity of the destroyed homes were completely snubbed as well. Despite the poor construction qualities and poor anchoring, the catastrophic damage was consistent with low-end EF3 wind speeds of 140 mph. A resident of one of the destroyed homes sustained non- life threatening injuries.The tornado began to move northeast, paralleling US highway 62, moving just southeast of Olvey, and causing mainly tree damage and damaging small outbuildings. BCSD reported one fatality in Boone County inside a destroyed mobile home, near the Olvey area.The tornado then crossed into Marion County, continuing to follow US highway 62 to the south, near Pyatt. Marion County EM reported 3 fatalities from this tornado. Extensive tree damage was observed across several county roads, and a few mobile homes were tossed and destroyed on county road 4010. The tornado then began to move up the Crooked Creek valley where extensive tree damage was observed, and moderate damage to the second level of a tin home was found as well. The tornado kept moving northeast, damaging or snapping most trees in it`s path as it crossed Crooked Creek and county road 4006 and the Snow Access Road and Snow Campground. The tornado then crossed US highway 62 again near the municipality of Snow, causing minor to moderate damage to a few homes around the area. As the tornado crossed US highway 62, it began moving northeast again, causing mainly tree damage to the north of the highway, and eventually crossed state highway 125 north, and county road 3032, where more extensive tree damage was observed, and another mobile home, which was untethered, was lofted and completely destroyed. The tornado continued to move east-northeast, mostly causing tree damage, before dissipating to the northwest of Summit. .Briarcliff Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 36.1 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1760 yards Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 17 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 03:59 AM CDT Start Location: 2 S Yellville / Marion County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.1943 / -92.6909 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 04:51 AM CDT End Location: 8 WSW Viola / Fulton County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.3552 / -92.1219 Survey Summary: The tornado began just west of AR Hwy 14 on Marion County Road 5002 and Abbey Lane snapping and uprooting trees. The tornado continued across AR Hwy 14 to Marion County Road 6014 and 6011 where it caused minor roof damage to some homes and continued to snap and uproot trees. On Backway road, a double- wide shifted off its foundation a few feet and had a large tree fall on it. Across the street, and outbuilding sustained damage to the roof and flooring. The tornado continued towards Hand Mountain where the width widened significantly as it snapped and uprooted numerous trees and crossed the White River. The tornado then moved into a subdivision along the White River, pulling siding and shingles off houses in addition to causing significant tree damage. The tornado then continued across Shipps Ferry Road and Round Rock Trail snapping and uprooting additional trees. As it approached the Arkana area, large swaths of trees were found uprooted and snapped as it crossed the White River briefly once again north of Hwy 341 at Riverside Dr. The tornado continued towards Briarcliff, where mostly tree damage was observed to the west of Highway 5. As the tornado crossed the highway, widespread tree damage became prevalent, with most trees snapped at their trunks. A few structures were severely damaged, including a home, and a metal shop building. The tornado also impacted a local RV/trailer camping park, where five fifth-wheel recreation trailers were tossed and completely destroyed. One fatality was reported out of this area as well. The tornado then began to move northward, crossing over a 350 kV transmission line, snapping several wooden two-poled line towers, and bending two steel two- poled line towers to the ground, indicative of EF2 wind speeds. After crossing highway 5, the tornado moved into the Briarcliff residential area, encountering significant topography. 17 injuries were reported within the Briarcliff community. The tornado likely reached it`s widest point as it moved through this community, with significant tree damage observed over a large portion of the roads in the area. A few homes sustained moderate damage, likely exacerbated by debris and projectiles. The Briarcliff city hall building, which sat on top of a hill on Scenic Drive, sustained significant structural damage, with most of the second level of the building destroyed, indicative of EF3 wind speeds of up to 140 mph. The tornado then continued to move northeast, moving over several hills on the east side of Briarcliff, before reaching Norfork Lake, and crossing over a few peninsulas, where more tree damage was observed. The tornado crossed the lake, continuing northeast on the north side of Norfork Lake into Fulton County, dissipating just west of Elizabeth Road near Center Point Loop. .Fulton County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.0 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 05:10 AM CDT Start Location: 7 NNW Horseshoe Bend / Fulton County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.3347 / -91.7755 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 05:12 AM CDT End Location: 8 N Horseshoe Bend / Fulton County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.3383 / -91.7583 Survey Summary: The Fulton County tornado began near the intersection of Highway 62 East and Squirrel Hill Road, about 3 to 4 miles southeast of Salem, knocking down power poles and at least 50 trees. The tornado continued eastward along Squirrel Hill Road downing numerous trees. One of these trees fell on a home causing damage to the roof. The path of this tornado crossed mainly forested land. The tornado lifted before reaching the split between Squirrel Hill Road and Deer Bend Trail. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph. .Ozark Acres Wind Damage... Rating: TSTM/Wind Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.6 miles Path Width /maximum/: 5000 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 05:57 AM CDT Start Location: 2 E Hardy / Sharp County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.3177 / -91.4512 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 06:04 AM CDT End Location: 2 NE Williford / Sharp County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.2654 / -91.3331 Survey Summary: The damage found was consistent with straight-line winds with damage oriented from west and southwest to east and northeast over a large swath of around 3 miles by over 7 miles in dimension approximately. Wind damage was first noted along Acres Road, north of Hwy 63. A small metal outbuilding was shifted at a 45 degree angle but remained in tact on the west side of Acres Road. Several trees surrounding the outbuilding were snapped and uprooted. On the east side of Acres Road, a mobile home rolled approximately twice away from its foundation. Both mentioned structures had a wide open field towards their west making them more vulnerable to wind damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the swath of damaging winds from Ozark Acres to Williford. .Ravenden Springs Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 06:12 AM CDT Start Location: 2 NW Ravenden Springs / Randolph County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.3352 / -91.2512 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 06:17 AM CDT End Location: 4 ENE Ravenden Springs / Randolph County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.3395 / -91.1605 Survey Summary: The Ravenden Springs tornado began west of the intersection of Baily Road and Upper James Creek Road approximately 2 miles to the northwest of Ravenden Springs. The tornado snapped and twisted many trees along an eastward path, crossing Lower James Creek Road and Oak Ridge Road. The tornado would then cross Lower Guntharp Road snapping and uprooting many more trees along the path before dissipating just east of Hass Cemetery Road. This tornado tracked across mainly rural and forested land north of Highway 90 W, or 1 mile north of Ravenden Springs. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph. .Attica Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.1 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 06:24 AM CDT Start Location: 2 SW Attica / Randolph County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.3278 / -91.0223 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 06:30 AM CDT End Location: 3 E Attica / Randolph County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.3524 / -90.9374 Survey Summary: The Attica tornado began west of the intersection of Clearview Road and Mill Road 2 miles to the southwest of Attica. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the path as the tornado tracked northeast, paralleling portions of Country Club Road, and crossing Highway 251 just south of Attica by less than 1 mile. The tornado entered a heavily forested area, downing many trees east of Highway 251, before crossing Bellview Road. Several outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued eastward across some farm land before downing more trees as the tornado began to dissipate east of Highway 115 less than 0.5 miles south of Stokes. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 105 mph. .Pocahontas Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 06:29 AM CDT Start Location: 2 SSE Pocahontas / Randolph County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 36.2382 / -90.9539 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 06:30 AM CDT End Location: 2 SE Pocahontas / Randolph County / AR End Lat/Lon: 36.2394 / -90.9448 Survey Summary: The Pocahontas tornado began near the Imperial Dinner Theater just south of the Pocahontas Municipal Airport. This tornado tracked east north east along Highway 304 East before dissipating near Industrial Drive. Significant roof loss and other damage was noted to small professional building. Several other nearby buildings sustained damage. A truck lofted and rotated 90 and flipped before landing on its roof, crumbling the cab. No one in the vehicle when this happened but the truck left a few gouge marks in the parking lot surface. A number of electrical poles were either snapped or broken off, as well as some nearby trees. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 110 mph. && 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$