F2 Tornado — St. Francis, Arkansas

1999-01-21 · near Wheatley, St. Francis, Arkansas

Event narrative

The tornado moved into the extreme southwest corner of St. Francis county from Monroe county. It touched down several times and then lifted back into the air. The most severe damage occurred in and near Wheatley. Thirteen homes were completely demolished and six other homes sustained structural damage. Further along its path, the tornado hit a farm about 4.5 miles northeast of Wheatley. The farmhouse lost part of its roof. Two or three machine sheds were demolished, several other outbuildings were damaged, grain storage bins were flatted and blown several hundreds of feet away and irrigation equipment suffered extensive damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5685666. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.