EF1 tornado in Jefferson County, Arkansas
Tornado January 22, 2012 · Jefferson County, Arkansas
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
At a large farming operation, a shed was thrown over the top of a farm shop, damaging the roof of the shop. In addition, an empty 12,000 gallon fuel tank was overturned and rolled out into a flooded farm field. Nearby, the foundation of a concrete block house was damaged. Along U.S. 65, limbs were blown down next to a church. At the Arkansas River levee, an irrigation pivot was overturned and torn apart.
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 Linwood (34.1347, -91.8409).
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 355499. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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