EF1 Tornado — Ashley, Arkansas

2023-05-11 · near Crossett Muni Arpt, Ashley, Arkansas

Event narrative

A tornado touched down east of Crossett and south of Hamburg near Highway 425, where it snapped and scattered tree limbs across the property of a community church. The tornado continued along Highway 425 as it uprooted hardwood and softwood trees along the forest line. It then damaged the roof of a house along Highway 425, where it also snapped the trunk of a softwood tree and uprooted several trees in the yard of the residence. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Highway 425, where it struck another residence. A wooden car port was blown across the yard, along with a portion of the roof being damaged on the house. Several large, hardwood trees were uprooted on the far northeastern edge of the property. The tornado weakened and lifted shortly after crossing Ashley County Road 97, where small limbs were scattered across the road. Estimated peak wind speeds were 107 mph.

Wider weather episode

A compact weather system moved through the region on Thursday May 11th and brought a round of severe storms during the late morning and afternoon hours. Most of the events were damaging winds but there were a few instances of hail and one tornado in SE Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.