EF2 Tornado — Lonoke, Arkansas

2023-03-31 · near South Bend, Lonoke, Arkansas

Event narrative

This tornado continued from Pulaski County into Lonoke County

within Holland Bottoms State Wildlife Area west of Kerr Station Road. Many trees

were snapped or uprooted in this wildlife area.

The tornado exited the wildlife area into the Parnell community, with more

roofs damaged and some garages destroyed along Oliver Lane. The

tornado crossed Arkansas Highway 89 near Russell Road, destroying a

mobile home. The tornado continued into some more rural areas of

southeast Cabot, with some damage to a few homes and several more

trees uprooted or snapped. The tornado finally lifted between

Arkansas Highway 321 and Campground Road west of Laser Lane. This tornado was rated an EF2 with maximum estimated winds of 132 mph within Lonoke County. This tornado tracked for a total distance of 34.2 miles across two counties.

Wider weather episode

A powerful storm system and associated upper trough propagated across the Central Plains into the the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms developed in response to the passing trough triggering strong to severe thunderstorms across Arkansas.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.8800, -92.0700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089120. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.