EFU Tornado — Newton, Arkansas

2024-11-04 · near Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas

0.5 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado which began in Johnson County continued into southern Newton County. Radar velocity showed this tornado being short-lived, and spotters confirmed no damage crossing Arkansas Highway 21, even though the TDS continued a little while longer. As result, the tornado likely lifted just west of Arkansas Highway 21, and was given a rating of EF-U due to area impacted being inaccessible by roads. This tornado tracked through two different counties and was rated EF-U with unknown estimated winds.

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 1224726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.