EF1 tornado in Grant County, Arkansas
Tornado May 2, 2008 · Grant County, Arkansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Grant County → Saline County → Pulaski County → Lonoke County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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 destroyed three mobile homes and caused major damage to a house. There was extensive damage to timber, both hardwoods and softwoods. Two large, steel, electrical transmission towers were knocked down. The tornado exited Grant County, northeast of Ico, and entered Saline County, south-southeast of East End.
The wider storm
A line of thunderstorms pushed into western Arkansas early on the morning of May 2nd. During the morning and afternoon hours, severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of the line and produced tornadoes.
Began near Belfast (34.4116, -92.4916).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 92395. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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