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Tornado in Jefferson County, Arkansas

Tornado May 10, 2023 · Jefferson County, Arkansas

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An extremely brief tornado developed near the intersection of Arkansas highway 79 and 31 north of Pine Bluff, AR. Video footage showed tornado only lasting 30 seconds with swirling dirt and dust in an open field. No EF rating was attainable and there was no damage to survey.

The wider storm

A ridge of high pressure over the middle of the country provided days of dry weather, and monthly rainfall deficits exceeded two inches at Little Rock (Pulaski County). A lifting warm front that retreated back into the far northeastern part of Arkansas as a stationary front brought several, afternoon rounds of pulse severe thunderstorms with hail and damaging winds to the area, including a brief tornado.

Began near Henslee Hgts (34.3100, -91.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1100282. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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