EF0 tornado in Poinsett County, Arkansas

A tornado touched down along Highway 214 snapping a telephone pole in half. The tornado tracked northeastward across W.D. Thomas Road damaging two grain bins and three farm buildings. The tornado continued northeast knocking down one tree and damaging air conditioning units at a home. A truck window was shattered and a mobile home window was broken as well. A shed on the property was picked up and moved into a power pole a couple of feet away. Further northeast, an old barn was toppled. The tornado traveled further northeast lifting along Highway 1 after damaging a barn and a few sheds.

A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.