EF1 tornado in Lonoke County, Arkansas
Tornado April 15, 2011 · Lonoke County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Pulaski County → Lonoke County → Lonoke County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 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 exited Pulaski County north-northeast of Wampoo and entered Lonoke County west-southwest of Willow Belle. In Lonoke County, most of the tornado's track was across open farm fields. A few trees were blown down.
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 Willow Belle (34.6220, -92.0500).
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 289574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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