EF1 tornado in Johnson County, Arkansas
Tornado April 13, 2018 · Johnson County, Arkansas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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
The tornado developed just northwest of Ozone in northern Johnson county, just south of County Road 5420, knocking down several large pine trees. This tornado continued northeast through rural areas of the Ozark National Forest, continuing to knock down several pine and a few hardwood trees, including a few snapped trunks. This tornado lifted just east of Arkansas Hwy 21 near County Road 5571.
The wider storm
Numerous supercell thunderstorms moved across Arkansas from the evening of the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th. These storms produced multiple weak tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across the state. The tornadoes and damaging wind gusts produced primarily light structural damage, and one of the hardest hit areas was a nursing home near Mountain Home that was heavily damaged by 85 mph straight line winds.
Began near Ozone (35.6662, -93.4634).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 740610. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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