EF1 tornado in Conway County, Arkansas
Tornado April 30, 2010 · Conway County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Conway County → Van Buren County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 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
An EF1 tornado blew down hundreds of trees and took the roof off a cabin. Three large culverts, 7 feet in diameter and nearly 30 feet long, alongside the road awaiting installation were picked up and tossed by the tornado. Two culverts went 80 yards in one direction, while the other went 300 yards in a different direction. The tornado exited Conway County north of Cleveland and entered Van Buren County south-southeast of Liberty Springs.
The wider storm
Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surged into Arkansas at the end of April, so conditions in the state became warm and humid. On the 30th, a strong area of low pressure aloft approached from the west, resulting in the development of thunderstorms. Wind shear, a change in wind direction and speed with height, was present. This created a favorable environment for the formation of tornadoes.
Began near Gobblers Pt (35.4173, -92.7650).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 219251. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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