EF1 Tornado — Polk, Arkansas

2022-11-04 · near Wickes, Polk, Arkansas

1.8 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This brief tornado developed along a strong rear flank downdraft surge that swept across areas immediately southeast of Wickes. Several chicken houses sustained varying degrees of damage, from roof panels stripped off most structures, to walls collapsed on at least one structure. Surrounding tree damage west of the track suggested strong inflow into the tornado while tree damage east of the track was consistent with non-tornadic damaging winds. Start and end locations/times were approximated due to limited accessibility.

Wider weather episode

A cold front approached Arkansas from the west late Friday night into Saturday morning. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this front,

with damaging winds and tornadoes observed across the state. This thunderstorm activity grew upscale from singular supercells into a linear QLCS line over the eastern half of Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1064086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.