EF2 Tornado — Stone, Arkansas

2023-03-31 · near Alco, Stone, Arkansas

Event narrative

This tornado started just south of Arkansas Hwy 66 near Alco,

moving northeast towards Arkansas Hwy 263 between Onia and Timbo.

After crossing the Arkansas Hwy 263, it ripped the roof off a

house and moved this house off the foundation. The tornado then

moved northeast crossing Big Springs Road, uprooting several

trees. The tornado then lifted just northeast of here before

Clearwater Road. This tornado was rated an EF2 with estimated maximum winds of 111 mph.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1090827. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.