EF1 Tornado — Sharp, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Sellers Store, Sharp, Arkansas

Event narrative

The Ravenden Springs Tornado began near Acres Road just south of

Bakers Cemetery Road, but north of Ozark Acres. The tornado

damaged a small metal outbuilding on the west side of Acres Road,

twisting the structure at a 45 degree angle from its footing,

before crossing Acres Road and rolling a single wide trailer

approximately two times. Several trees surrounding these

buildings were snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued

eastward through a forested area, downing numerous trees,

parallel and just south of Bakers Cemetery Road. The tornado

crossed Wynnewood Farm Road before crossing Martin's Creek Road

at Powell Hollow Road. The tornado traveled along Powell Hollow

Road (also County Road 83), damaging several structures and

downing several more trees. This tornado then crossed Bradford

Cemetery Road, entering another heavily forested area exiting

Sharp County and entering Randolph 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 1181952. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.