EF1 Tornado — Dallas, Arkansas

2024-07-08 · near Pine Grove, Dallas, Arkansas

Event narrative

The Pine Grove Tornado occurred in tandem with the Sparkman-New Hope Tornado, within the same parent supercell, and formed near Dallas County Road 27 and AR Highway 128, just south of Pine Grove. The tornado severely damaged the awning of a carport that was attached to a manufactured home near its starting point, and caused primarily tree damage in the immediate vicinity. The tornado kept moving northwestward, parallel to to AR Highway 128, and crossed Dallas County Road 254, then AR Highway 128, and continued to parallel the AR Highway 128, causing mainly tree damage in its path. The tornado then dissipated just north of New Hope, near the intersection of Dallas County Roads 224 and 231. This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, consistent of an EF-1 rating.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda Texas on the morning of the 8th. The remnants of Beryl quickly tracked northward after landfall, bringing spiral feeder bands of showers and thunderstorms into Arkansas during the afternoon and evening. Overnight on the 8th through the morning of the 9th, the remnants of Beryl tracked northeastward up Interstate 30 and Highway 67/167 through Arkansas. Heavy rainfall led to areas of flash flooding as well as tornadoes on the north and east side of the center of circulation. The system pushed out of Arkansas by mid-day on the 9th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.