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EF1 tornado in Calhoun County, Arkansas

Tornado March 11, 2026 · Calhoun County, Arkansas

EF1
Rating
14.6 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado began east of US Highway 167, southwest of Fordyce. The tornado tracked northeast across several county roads as well as state Highway 274, Highway 205, Highway 8, Highway 97, and Highway 189. As the tornado moved across these areas it did extensive damage to pine trees as well as some hardwood trees. A few outbuildings were damaged and some minor roof damage was noted on a few residences. As the tornado moved across Highway 97 a few trees were knocked down onto the roadway. A two vehicle accident occurred due to this, with no reported injuries. The tornado ended around the Saline River. This tornado was rated EF1 with max wind gusts estimated of 105 mph.

The wider storm

A series of cold fronts would move across Arkansas over this period of severe weather which brought large hail, damaging wind gusts, flash flooding, and even produced a tornado near Fordyce. This bout of severe weather was spread across the entire state of Arkansas over this period.

Began near Chambersville (33.7665, -92.4404).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326477. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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