Felsenthal, AR Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Felsenthal is lower than Arkansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Felsenthal is much lower than Arkansas average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #589
| Felsenthal, AR | 0.03 |
| Arkansas | 0.57 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Felsenthal, AR | 0.0000 |
| Arkansas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #529
| Felsenthal, AR | 201.19 |
| Arkansas | 272.21 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 2,737 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Felsenthal, AR were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 6 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 276 | Hail: | 1,055 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 1 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 7 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 2 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,325 | Tropical Storm: | 1 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
| Other: | 57 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Felsenthal, AR.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Felsenthal, AR.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Felsenthal, AR.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 80 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Felsenthal, AR.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 10.2 | 1957-01-22 | 2 | 33°08'N / 92°02'W | 33°10'N / 91°59'W | 3.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ashley |
| 11.2 | 1967-04-13 | 2 | 33°07'N / 91°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley | |
| 15.7 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°00'W | 33°02'N / 91°46'W | 14.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 50K | Ashley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado tracked across rural southern Ashley County and snapped and uprooted hundreds of large hardwood and softwood trees. Forty two homes were damaged with approximately 15 homes that were heavily damaged or destroyed. The most intense damage was along Meridian Church Road in southwest Ashley County. Here, intense tree damage resulted in several cross roads being blocked by dozens of trees, and several mobile homes and houses were destroyed by the winds and fallen trees. This was the area rated EF2 with 130 mph winds. Over the last several miles of the track, the tornado was narrower and damage was primarily in the EF1 category. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi. While the majority of the severe weather occurred out of the NWS Jackson, MS service area, several reports of large hail and wind damage were reported along with a few tornadoes. One of the strongest storms moved east across Ashley County Arkansas. This storm produced an EF2 tornado over the southwest and southern sections, and contained a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail which occurred across the entire length of the county. In looking at this event, which occurred over two days (April 9-10), in a regional view, this was likely the biggest severe weather and tornado outbreak during the spring of 2009. This event contained numerous strong tornadoes along with hundreds of large hail reports which stretched from the Southern Plains to several other southern States. | |||||||||||
| 16.9 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 32°42'N / 92°30'W | 32°56'N / 91°50'W | 41.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 17.1 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 20.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse |
| 17.4 | 1972-03-28 | 3 | 33°09'N / 92°28'W | 33°15'N / 92°20'W | 10.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 18.2 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 33°09'N / 91°57'W | 33°14'N / 91°48'W | 10.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley |
| 18.8 | 1988-01-19 | 2 | 33°08'N / 91°57'W | 33°18'N / 91°49'W | 15.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 13 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley |
| 19.4 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 33°16'N / 92°16'W | 33°25'N / 92°00'W | 19.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 6 | 200K | 0K | Bradley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado touched down in Bradley County, about 11 miles southwest of Ingalls. Tornado damage occurred in the Mt. Olive community, about 13 miles south of Warren. A house suffered major damage and a mobile home was destroyed. An elderly woman was injured in the house, and a family of five was injured in the mobile home. Three other homes had minor damage, and several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of trees were blown down, as were a number of power poles and power lines. The tornado continued to move northeastward into Drew County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 20.0 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°45'N / 92°08'W | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 20.1 | 2002-12-18 | 2 | 32°53'N / 92°32'W | 33°00'N / 92°24'W | 16.20 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell moving northeast across the parish. As the tornado developed in Union Parish, Louisiana, eyewitness reports described the tornado as resembling a stove pipe with screaming winds sounding like a banshee. Where the tornado originally touched down, a bowl like appearance was carved into the woods when viewing the initial impact point horizontally. The tornado then continued northeast across a combination of farmland and wooded region destroying 2 mobile homes and severely damaging 6 wooden houses. As the tornado moved into Union County, Arkansas, the tornado moved across only heavily wooded area void of structures. | |||||||||||
| 20.3 | 1972-06-20 | 3 | 33°21'N / 92°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bradley | |
| 20.5 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 100K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| Brief Description: Three houses were destroyed. Three people were taken to the hospital for superficial injuries. Several roads were closed due to downed trees and power lines. | |||||||||||
| 21.5 | 2007-02-24 | 3 | 33°01'N / 92°43'W | 33°12'N / 92°19'W | 26.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado developed under a supercell thunderstorm which moved northeast across the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with less than 20 structures sustaining damage. Six of these structures received heavy damage near the community of Strong, Arkansas. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were also observed. The extent of the damage ranged from shingles off some homes to others completely demolished. Of the 6 homes that were severly damaged...two were mobile homes. The tornado began in extreme southwest Union County near Junction City where a metal roof was blown off a pharmacy on Route 167. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage along Welloo and Welch roads. Moving northeast...the tornado downed additional trees across Caledonia and Iron Mountain roads. The tornado continued in a northeast direction...crossing Hwy 82 and intensified as it crossed Old Strong highway. Here a well build brick home was mostly demolished. The tornado traveled a half mile east and demolished a double wide trailer blowing the debris 150 to 200 yards downstream. Several other homes were affected from this storm before the storm lifted near the community of New London. Five injuries were reported from this tornado with no fatalities. At the most damaging point of the storm after it crossed Hwy 82...the storm was rated an EF3 on the new enhanced Fujita scale. A monetary damage amount was not available for this publication. The Damage Indicator for the event was (DI): FR 12 while the Degree of Damage for the event was (DOD): 8. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A vigorous upper level storm system moved into the southern plains and lower mississippi valley during the morning and afternoon hours of the 24th. The atmosphere became very unstable ahead of this system as a dryline moved into southwest Arkansas during the late morning and afternoon hours. Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly in the ustable airmass and enough shear was present such that tornadoes developed across portions of southwest Arkansas. | |||||||||||
| 22.8 | 1978-04-17 | 2 | 33°17'N / 91°58'W | 33°21'N / 91°50'W | 9.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 23.2 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°25'N / 92°20'W | 33°22'N / 92°06'W | 14.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Bradley |
| 23.9 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 33°02'N / 92°32'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 26.0 | 2005-01-12 | 3 | 33°01'N / 92°44'W | 33°14'N / 92°27'W | 24.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 2 | 13 | 3.0M | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado that moved through Claiborne Parish Louisiana moved northeast into Union County Arkansas. The tornado first struck the community of Junction City, Arkansas just north of the Arkansas, Louisiana state line. From the area surveyed, the tornado was on the ground continuously from touchdown to end. For the early part of the track, the damage was confined to minor damage to homes with numerous trees downed from Junction City to near Tatum Rd approximately 8 miles south of El Dorado. In Junction City, two people were injured when a tree fell on their home as they were in bed. As the tornado approached Tatum Rd, it appears to have intensified significantly while growing wider in its destruction. It was through the area from Tatum Rd, across Hwy 7 and into the vicinity of Rushwood Rd that the storm did its greatest damage. Numerous homes, both mobile and well constructed frame homes were either destroyed or heavily damaged. A number of vehicles were rolled and tossed through the air, landing several yards from their initial location. It was in the area of Tatum Rd through Rushwood Rd that two fatalities occurred, both of them elderly residents. The majority of the injuries also occurred in this area. After leaving the Rushwood Rd area, the storm began to weaken and decreasing in path width. Except for minor structural damage to buildings in Lawson, trees downed or broken was the main damage for the latter part of the track. M83MH, F83MH | |||||||||||
| 26.6 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°15'N / 91°53'W | 33°12'N / 91°35'W | 17.70 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 13 | 25.0M | 0 | Ashley |
| 26.7 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 3.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 28.1 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 32°58'N / 92°36'W | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 28.3 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 33°01'N / 92°37'W | 3.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 29.4 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°39'N / 92°01'W | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
| 29.6 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 32°42'N / 91°52'W | 5.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 2 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
| 29.8 | 1965-09-21 | 2 | 33°20'N / 92°33'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Union | |||
| 30.3 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°40'W | 32°54'N / 92°33'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 30.5 | 1965-02-09 | 3 | 33°30'N / 92°06'W | 1.50 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Bradley | |
| 31.1 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°44'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 14.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 31.4 | 1991-04-13 | 2 | 33°12'N / 92°40'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union | |
| 31.8 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 33°21'N / 91°26'W | 32.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 32.1 | 1954-04-10 | 2 | 33°26'N / 92°10'W | 33°37'N / 92°04'W | 13.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bradley |
| 32.2 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°38'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union | |
| 32.3 | 1990-12-30 | 2 | 33°01'N / 91°40'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 32.7 | 2001-11-24 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°39'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 11 | 2.0M | 0 | Ashley |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH | |||||||||||
| 32.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°28'N / 91°51'W | 1.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Drew | |
| 33.0 | 1968-11-27 | 3 | 32°45'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 33.3 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 33°07'N / 92°51'W | 33°01'N / 92°36'W | 16.70 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell which moved east across the southern portion of the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with only a few structures suffering light to moderate damage. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were observed. | |||||||||||
| 34.0 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°37'N / 91°45'W | 32°58'N / 91°34'W | 26.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
| 35.0 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°50'N / 92°43'W | 32°49'N / 92°39'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 36.2 | 1975-03-28 | 4 | 33°33'N / 92°07'W | 33°37'N / 92°04'W | 5.40 Miles | 250 Yards | 7 | 51 | 25.0M | 0 | Bradley |
| 36.4 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 36.5 | 1972-03-28 | 2 | 33°11'N / 92°48'W | 33°13'N / 92°43'W | 5.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 36.6 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°18'N / 91°35'W | 2.10 Miles | 207 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Ashley | |
| 36.8 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°32'N / 92°46'W | 33°25'N / 92°20'W | 26.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Calhoun |
| 36.9 | 1984-11-10 | 2 | 32°38'N / 91°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 37.0 | 1968-05-10 | 2 | 33°32'N / 92°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 37.9 | 1955-10-28 | 2 | 33°32'N / 92°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 38.1 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°31'W | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 38.8 | 1983-12-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 39.1 | 1999-04-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 92°52'W | 33°00'N / 92°44'W | 14.50 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: About 15 homes were severely damaged. Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped off. | |||||||||||
| 39.8 | 1983-11-19 | 2 | 32°43'N / 92°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 40.0 | 1953-04-29 | 2 | 32°29'N / 92°32'W | 32°37'N / 92°25'W | 11.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 40.1 | 2001-11-26 | 2 | 33°35'N / 92°13'W | 33°42'N / 92°01'W | 10.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradley |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in northern Bradley County. The tornado first touched down 4 miles east-northeast of Banks and traveled to the northeast. The most severe damage occurred in the McKinney community, or about 7 miles northeast of Banks, where a number of mobile homes were destroyed. Several of these mobile homes were blown completely into pieces, some of which were used for storage. A couple of other houses suffered considerable damage as well. Some barns and sheds were also destroyed. The tornado continued to track into Cleveland County. | |||||||||||
| 41.4 | 1978-12-03 | 2 | 33°10'N / 92°54'W | 33°12'N / 92°48'W | 6.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 1 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 41.7 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°27'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 42.0 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 32°33'N / 92°40'W | 32°40'N / 92°36'W | 9.00 Miles | 117 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 43.0 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°45'W | 32°37'N / 91°42'W | 9.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 43.3 | 1982-04-19 | 2 | 32°33'N / 92°45'W | 32°35'N / 92°28'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 43.4 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°15'N / 91°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chicot | |
| 43.6 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 33°17'N / 91°22'W | 11.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 36 | 250K | 0 | Chicot |
| 43.9 | 1987-02-28 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°23'W | 32°51'N / 91°29'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 44.2 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°51'W | 32°35'N / 91°35'W | 17.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 44.6 | 1957-05-23 | 3 | 33°37'N / 91°50'W | 33°39'N / 91°45'W | 5.20 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Drew |
| 45.4 | 1966-02-09 | 2 | 32°52'N / 91°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 45.7 | 1968-02-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 92°06'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 45.8 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°37'W | 32°32'N / 92°35'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 46.1 | 1973-03-10 | 2 | 33°37'N / 91°55'W | 33°47'N / 91°55'W | 11.50 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Drew |
| 46.2 | 2008-03-14 | 2 | 33°43'N / 92°09'W | 33°44'N / 91°58'W | 9.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0K | Cleveland |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An old, unoccupied house was destroyed. Two houses had much of the roofs blown off. A house trailer was destroyed by falling trees. Several chicken houses were destroyed. Roof and shingle damage occurred to several other houses. A number of barns and outbuildings were damaged. Hundreds of trees were blown down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A storm system was in the Texas Panhandle during the early evening of the 14th. At the same time, a warm front lifted to the north ahead of the system. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and north of the front. | |||||||||||
| 46.8 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 32°25'N / 92°25'W | 32°24'N / 92°19'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Ouachita |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This storm developed in a wooded area along and east of Olive Grove Road in Jackson Parish where several small pine trees were snapped. Further east along Hwy 144 north of Eros, numerous large trees were snapped and a nearby home sustained roof damage. A barn in a field nearby also sustained significant roof damage. The tornado tracked east into Ouachita Parish, snapping and uprooting trees as well as causing minor roof damage to nearby homes along Guyton Loop Road. The tornado crossed Hwy 34, and moved onto Old Jonesboro Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree was physically moved 30 feet with the root ball intact, leaving a large hole in its original location. One mobile home was moved off of its foundation and several sheds and outbuildings were completely destroyed. Roof damage occurred to several homes along the street as well. The worst damage occurred to a home along Antioch Church Road, where the entire roof was peeled off and destroyed, leaving only the walls. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms. These thunderstorms caused long track tornadoes to occur across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, northeast Texas, and north Louisiana. | |||||||||||
| 46.8 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°28'N / 91°45'W | 32°36'N / 91°32'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 46.9 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 93°15'W | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 38.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 46.9 | 1996-11-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°47'W | 32°38'N / 92°40'W | 10.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 2 | 9 | 2.0M | 0K | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: The tornado, in association with a line of severe thunderstorms, touched down in southwest Simsboro, LA. The tornado killed 2 men while injuring another as a tree fell across the cab of their truck while installing a radio. Nine people were injured. The tornado did minor damage to 33 homes, one was completely destroyed. Several mobile homes and one local church suffered major damage. The tornado struck the Ball-Foster Glass Container factory near I-20 knocking out brick walls and flipping 18 wheel trailers adjacent to the factory. As the tornado moved across I-20 several wrecks occurred including a tractor trailer which jackknifed into a ditch. M23VE, M?VE | |||||||||||
| 47.4 | 2001-11-26 | 2 | 33°42'N / 92°07'W | 33°47'N / 91°59'W | 9.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado moved from northeast Bradley County into southeast Cleveland County. Two houses sustained major damage and several other houses had roof damage. A large farm shed was destroyed as were two barns. A chicken house also had major damage. One mobile home was destroyed and another was damaged. Several hundred trees were also blown down. The tornado lifted about 2.2 miles south-southeast of Pansy. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 91°33'W | 32°41'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 3 | 400K | 0 | West Carroll |
| Brief Description: This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage along highway 17. In Floyd, 2 homes had their roofs blown off. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped. | |||||||||||
| 48.9 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°19'W | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 2.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 32 | 2.5M | 0 | West Carroll |
| 49.3 | 1950-02-12 | 2 | 33°16'N / 92°57'W | 33°21'N / 92°57'W | 5.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 49.4 | 1975-05-06 | 2 | 32°40'N / 91°28'W | 32°42'N / 91°23'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 49.7 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°23'N / 92°21'W | 32°20'N / 92°19'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita |
| 49.8 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 33°01'N / 91°17'W | 2.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
| 50.0 | 2009-10-29 | 2 | 33°38'N / 92°40'W | 33°39'N / 92°40'W | 1.00 Mile | 1250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.8M | 0K | Calhoun |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado began in a wooded area of the Highland Industrial Park and then tore through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. At the academy, the Apparatus Building was heavily damaged, walls were blown out of the Smoke Building, a large part of the roof was torn off the Administration and Classroom Building, and vehicles belonging to the students were tossed around and overturned. About 60 staff members and students were in the Administration and Classroom Building, but they were aware of the tornado warning that was in effect and had taken shelter in small, interior rooms. There were no injuries. Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. The tornado then continued into the Ouachita County portion of the Highland Industrial Park. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west. Because the system was so far to the north, it did not give the front much push. The front slowed down, which prolonged the rain. The result was widespread flash flooding, which gave way to areal flooding and river flooding. Winds changed direction and speed up through the atmosphere, a favorable condition for tornadoes. However, instability was sufficient only in southern Arkansas for the development of tornadoes. | |||||||||||
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