EF1 tornado in Randolph County, Arkansas
Tornado May 26, 2024 · Randolph County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Sharp County → Randolph County → Randolph County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 600 yards (0.34 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Elevenpoint Tornado begin to the southeast of the
intersection at Oak Ridge Road and CC Road in a heavily forested
area. This tornado tracked to southeast before turning eastward,
crossing Lower Guntharp Road, then crossing Haas Cemetery Road.
The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along the path.
Structural damage was limited to a few homes along Haas Cemetery
Road. The tornado dissipated just before reaching Highway 90 W
approximately 1.5 miles to the west of Elevenpoint. This tornado
was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Ravenden Spgs (36.3478, -91.1879).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1181959. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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