EF1 Tornado — Randolph, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Ravenden Spgs, Randolph, Arkansas

Event narrative

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.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.3478, -91.1879)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.