EF1 tornado in Logan County, Arkansas
Tornado October 29, 2009 · Logan County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Scott County → Logan County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado moved out of Scott County about 7 1/2 miles north-northwest of Olio and entered Logan County about 2 1/4 miles south-southeast of Joyland. Hundreds of trees were blown down. Several barns and sheds were destroyed in the Jacks Creek area.
The wider storm
A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west. Because the system was so far to the north, it did not give the front much push. The front slowed down, which prolonged the rain. The result was widespread flash flooding, which gave way to areal flooding and river flooding. Winds changed direction and speed up through the atmosphere, a favorable condition for tornadoes. However, instability was sufficient only in southern Arkansas for the development of tornadoes.
Began near Joyland (35.0224, -93.8605).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 196846. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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