EF2 tornado in Cleveland County, Arkansas
Tornado January 22, 2012 · Cleveland County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Calhoun County → Dallas County → Cleveland County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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 Dallas County north of the Fordyce airport and entered Cleveland County west-northwest of Kingsland. In Cleveland County, the tornado destroyed a church that had stood since 1852. A mobile home was destroyed, with a mattress hung up in a tree. Another mobile home had its roof taken off. Hundreds of trees were blown down. The tornado ended near the Saline River, in the Channings Ferry area.
The wider storm
The day of the 22nd began cloudy, chilly, and foggy across most of Arkansas. During the day, however, much warmer air surged northward across much of the state. In the evening, a cold front plowed into the warmth and moisture, triggering severe thunderstorms and seven tornadoes.
Began near Kingsland (33.8625, -92.3681).
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 355494. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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