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EF1 tornado in Scott County, Arkansas

Tornado March 13, 2016 · Scott County, Arkansas

EF1
Rating
4.8 mi
Path length
850 yd
Path width
$150K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 850 yards (0.48 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

The tornado uprooted trees and caused damage to several buildings, including 7 to 8 homes.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms produced very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Sensation (34.8529, -94.2451).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Montgomery CountyEF1 Desha CountyEF0 Jefferson CountyEF0 Arkansas CountyEF0 Arkansas CountyEF0 Pulaski CountyEF0 Perry County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 624944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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