EF1 Tornado — Fulton, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Wheeling, Fulton, Arkansas

Event narrative

The Fulton County tornado began south of Whipporwill Road and

east of Hwy 9, uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The tornado

continued towards Fairview Road where it caused damage to a house

and continued to uproot and snap trees. The tornado then moved

towards the northeast causing damage to a house on Young Road.

The house had some siding and shingles ripped off in addition to

damage to the cinderblock foundation. The tornado continued

towards the intersection of Highway 62 and Squirrel Hill Road,

about 3 to 4 miles southeast of Salem, knocking down power poles

and at least 50 trees. The tornado continued northeast along

Squirrel Hill Road downing numerous trees. One of these trees

fell on a home causing damage to the roof. The tornado continued

to the northeast crossing Deer Bend Trail, River Hill Road, and

Fernwood Road snapping and uprooting more trees. The tornado

lifted just south of French Town Road near the South Fork Spring

River. Tornado path length was increased from high-resolution

satellite imagery, along with additional public reports with

photo evidence. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum

estimated winds of 100 mph.

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 1181942. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.