EF1 tornado in Garland County, Arkansas
Tornado April 15, 2011 · Garland County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Garland County → Saline County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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
Trees were blown down, with one landing on a barn. Roofs were blown off a barn and a shed. The tornado then moved into Hot Springs Village, where additional trees were blown down. One of these trees landed on a house. The tornado exited Garland County northwest of the incorporated portion of Fountain Lake and entered the Saline County portion of Hot Springs Village.
The wider storm
A cold front and strong area of low pressure aloft approached Arkansas on the 14th. The result was an outbreak of severe weather from the evening of the 14th through the pre-dawn hours of the 15th. Several tornadoes occurred. Additionally, storms developed into line segments which often bowed out, creating damaging thunderstorm winds.
Began near Ozark Lithia (34.6206, -92.9800).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 289566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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