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EF1 tornado in Johnson County, Arkansas

Tornado March 30, 2022 · Johnson County, Arkansas

EF1

Rating

3.5 mi

Path length

400 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado started southwest of the town of Harmony, moving northeast through town, eventually lifting northeast of Harmony. Mainly tree damage was noted, with tree limbs snapped, uprooted, or trunks snapped. Some light roof damage was also noted to some structures.

The wider storm

Storms made their way into western Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 30th with one storm producing EF1 tornado near the Harmony community (Johnson County). Storms formed into a line and moved east across the state through the afternoon hours. Ahead of the line of thunderstorms, strong southerly winds were observed across the state. The highest wind gusts were seen across eastern parts of the state.

Began near Harmony (35.5362, -93.5756).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1015553. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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