EF1 Tornado — Marion, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Ralph, Marion, Arkansas

Event narrative

The Briarcliff Tornado began just west of AR Hwy 14 on Marion County Road

5002 and Abbey Lane, snapping and uprooting trees. The tornado

continued across AR Hwy 14 to Marion County Road 6014 and

6011 where it caused minor roof damage to some homes and

continued to snap and uproot trees. On Backway Road, a double-

wide shifted off its foundation a few feet and had a large tree

fall on it. Across the street, an outbuilding sustained damage to

the roof and flooring. The tornado continued towards Hand

Mountain where the path width increased significantly to in

excess of 1000 yards, snapping and uprooting numerous trees, and

then crossed the White River into Baxter County, followed by Fulton County.

Wider weather episode

A couple long-tracked supercells moved across the northern two to three rows of counties during the predawn hours of the Memorial Day weekend. These storms triggered numerous tornadoes, some of which strong and long-lived, in addition to widespread straight-line wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181780. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.