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EF1 Tornado — Independence, Arkansas

2010-03-10 · near Hutson, Independence, Arkansas

$1.2M

Property damage

0.9 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

In the Maple Springs area, three new chicken houses were destroyed and six others were damaged. More than 80,000 chickens were killed or turned loose. A large grain truck was overturned onto a farm tractor. A mobile elevator was destroyed, as were two sheds. Two travel trailers were overturned.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system passed by just to the north of Arkansas on the 10th, with a trailing cold front pushing south across the state. This cold front met up with sufficient Gulf moisture and instability to trigger thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Many of the storms dropped hail and a few produced tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 211039. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.