EF2 tornado — Izard County, Arkansas

EF2 tornado in Izard County, Arkansas

Tornado April 10, 2013 · Izard County, Arkansas

EF2

Rating

1.2 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$350K

Damage as recorded

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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 EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF2 tornado caused damage along the White River and just a couple of blocks on land adjacent to the river. It was apparent that a portion of this tornado was a waterspout in the river. A log house and its adjacent garage were destroyed. The house had its roof and part of its back wall torn off, and the structure was shifted on its foundation. Several other houses were damaged, primarily on their roofs. One house had a covered porch torn off and another had a tree fall against it. A four-slip boat dock was overturned on the White River and two boats were sunk. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted.

The wider storm

Severe storms developed ahead of an advancing cold front on the afternoon and evening of the 10th. A few tornadoes occurred, and there were also reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 434172. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF2 tornado in Izard County, Arkansas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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