EF1 Tornado — Dallas, Arkansas

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

Event narrative

This tornado occurred within the same parent supercell as the Pine Grove Tornado, and began near Dallas County Road 267 and AR Highway 207, just a few miles south of New Hope. The tornado moved primarily northward, following Dallas County Road 267, causing only tree damage in its path. The tornado then dissipated just west of New Hope, near AR Highway 128. This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, consistent with 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 1200639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.