F3 Tornado — Benton, Arkansas

2006-03-12 · near Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas

Event narrative

The second tornado moved into western Benton County (from Delaware County, Oklahoma) south of Highway 12, where damage suggested the tornado strengthened considerably. A mobile home was destroyed, a pickup truck was rolled and destroyed, and several homes sustained major damage to their roofs near Bloomfield, where damage was rated at F2. Damage was more extensive in and around Gentry and Centerton where 75 homes were damaged or destroyed. Damage in this area was rated F3. Twelve people were injured by the tornado.See Storm Data for Oklahoma, Eastern for details regarding the Delaware County segment of this tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5493653. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.