EF1 tornado in Randolph County, Arkansas
Tornado May 26, 2024 · Randolph County, Arkansas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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 Pocahontas Tornado began near the Imperial Dinner Theater
just south of the Pocahontas Municipal Airport. This tornado
tracked east north east along Highway 304 East before dissipating
near Industrial Drive. Significant roof loss and other damage was
noted to small professional building. Several other nearby
buildings sustained damage. A truck lofted and rotated 90 degrees
and flipped before landing on its roof, crumbling the cab. No one
was in the vehicle when this happened, but the truck left a few
gouge marks in the parking lot surface. A number of electrical
poles were either snapped or broken off, as well as some nearby
trees. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds
of 110 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 Pocahontas Muni Arpt (36.2382, -90.9539).
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 1181961. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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