EFU Tornado — Yell, Arkansas

2024-11-04 · near Aly, Yell, Arkansas

2.4 mi

Path length

190 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado was confirmed by the KSRX (Ft. Smith radar) and KLZK radars as a tornado debris signature (TDS). Due to the limited road network and wooded terrain this tornado crossed over, the extent of the damage is unknown. However, satellite data shows a swath of uprooted or snapped trees beginning just to the east of County Road 86 and north of Onyx Trail. The tornado then moved northeast over County Road 82 towards Forest Service Road 85a-F lifting just before it got to NF Road. The tornado has been given a rating of EF-unknown (EF-U) since the extent of the damage is unknown.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front began retreating back northward as a warm front and led to a few brief tornadoes forming along this boundary that occurred in remote areas of west-central Arkansas and were extremely weak in intensity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.