…NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/2024 Tornado Event- Update 4…
.Update…Updated to include wind damage southeast of Hardy…and refine tornado track details. The main change with tornado tracks was the extension of the Briarcliff Tornado
many miles due to more detailed ground survey and satellite
imagery.
.Boone-Marion County Tornado…
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph
Path Length /statute/: 22.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1500 yards
Fatalities: 4
Injuries: 1
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 03:27 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 S Bellefonte / Boone County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.1745 / -93.0533
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 04:05 AM CDT
End Location: 1 N Summit / Marion County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.2713 / -92.6865
Survey Summary:
This tornado started just to the west of Bellefonte road, near the intersection of Maxie Camp Road in Boone County, damaging trees and a few power poles as it crossed the road. A few homes
sustained some damage, mainly to the their roofs and the southern and southeastern exterior walls. A hay barn was also completely
destroyed. The tornado then kept moving east into an open field,
snapping trees in its path and along Maxie Camp Road. The tornado crossed US highway 65, moving over the Boone County Sheriffs Department Building and an Arkansas State Police Troop
Center. The two buildings sustained very minor damage, mainly
consisting of missing shingles and bent light poles. A loaded
trailer of the BCSD was likely lifted and tossed onto a gate on the premises that sustained major damage to become inoperable.
Just east of the highway, a storage unit complex sustained damage
to all three storage buildings, and an RV was flipped on its
side. Another business building behind the storage units only
sustained damage to glass windows and a broken garage door. Just
to the south of the storage complex, another large metal building
with multiple bay doors facing the prevailing tornado forward
speed winds was badly damaged, with most walls collapsed.The
tornado kept moving east, likely expanding in width, and snapping
trees and power poles along Maxie Camp road. As the tornado
approached the intersection or Maxie Camp and Starkey Road, a
mobile home was completely lifted and rolled, and destroyed.
Extensive tree damage was observed all along the north south
portion of Maxie Camp Road. A few homes, one with with CMU
footprint and the other with a partial concrete pad and open
crawlspace concrete footing were completely lifted off of their
bases and destroyed. No anchoring was found on the homes and poor
construction was observed from the damage. Trees in the immediate
vicinity of the destroyed homes were completely snubbed as well.
Despite the poor construction qualities and poor anchoring, the
catastrophic damage was consistent with low-end EF3 wind speeds of
140 mph. A resident of one of the destroyed homes sustained non-
life threatening injuries.The tornado began to move northeast,
paralleling US highway 62, moving just southeast of Olvey, and
causing mainly tree damage and damaging small outbuildings. BCSD
reported one fatality in Boone County inside a destroyed mobile
home, near the Olvey area.The tornado then crossed into Marion
County, continuing to follow US highway 62 to the south, near
Pyatt. Marion County EM reported 3 fatalities from this tornado.
Extensive tree damage was observed across several county roads,
and a few mobile homes were tossed and destroyed on county road
- The tornado then began to move up the Crooked Creek valley
where extensive tree damage was observed, and moderate damage to
the second level of a tin home was found as well. The tornado
kept moving northeast, damaging or snapping most trees in its
path as it crossed Crooked Creek and county road 4006 and the
Snow Access Road and Snow Campground. The tornado then crossed US
highway 62 again near the municipality of Snow, causing minor to
moderate damage to a few homes around the area. As the tornado
crossed US highway 62, it began moving northeast again, causing
mainly tree damage to the north of the highway, and eventually
crossed state highway 125 north, and county road 3032, where more
extensive tree damage was observed, and another mobile home,
which was untethered, was lifted and completely destroyed. The
tornado continued to move east-northeast, mostly causing tree
damage, before dissipating to the northwest of Summit.
.Briarcliff Tornado…
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph
Path Length /statute/: 36.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1760 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 17
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 03:59 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 S Yellville / Marion County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.1943 / -92.6909
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 04:51 AM CDT
End Location: 8 WSW Viola / Fulton County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.3552 / -92.1219
Survey Summary:
The tornado began just west of AR Hwy 14 on Marion County Road
5002 and Abbey Lane snapping and uprooting trees. The tornado
continued across AR Hwy 14 to Marion County Road 6014 and
6011 where it caused minor roof damage to some homes and
continued to snap and uproot trees. On Backway road, a double-
wide shifted off its foundation a few feet and had a large tree
fall on it. Across the street, and outbuilding sustained damage
to the roof and flooring. The tornado continued towards Hand
Mountain where the width widened significantly as it snapped and
uprooted numerous trees and crossed the White River. The tornado
then moved into a subdivision along the White River, pulling
siding and shingles off houses in addition to causing significant
tree damage. The tornado then continued across Shipps Ferry Road
and Round Rock Trail snapping and uprooting additional trees. As
it approached the Arkana area, large swaths of trees were found
uprooted and snapped as it crossed the White River briefly once
again north of Hwy 341 at Riverside Dr. The tornado continued
towards Briarcliff, where mostly tree damage was observed to the
west of Highway 5. As the tornado crossed the highway, widespread
tree damage became prevalent, with most trees snapped at their
trunks. A few structures were severely damaged, including a home,
and a metal shop building. The tornado also impacted a local
RV/trailer camping park, where five fifth-wheel recreation
trailers were tossed and completely destroyed. One fatality was
reported out of this area as well. The tornado then began to move
northward, crossing over a 350 kV transmission line, snapping
several wooden two-poled line towers, and bending two steel two-
poled line towers to the ground, indicative of EF2 wind speeds.
After crossing highway 5, the tornado moved into the Briarcliff
residential area, encountering significant topography.
17 injuries were reported within the Briarcliff community. The
tornado likely reached it`s widest point as it moved through this
community, with significant tree damage observed over a large
portion of the roads in the area. A few homes sustained moderate
damage, likely exacerbated by debris and projectiles. The
Briarcliff city hall building, which sat on top of a hill on
Scenic Drive, sustained significant structural damage, with most
of the second level of the building destroyed, indicative of
EF3 wind speeds of up to 140 mph. The tornado then continued to
move northeast, moving over several hills on the east side of
Briarcliff, before reaching Norfork Lake, and crossing over a few
peninsulas, where more tree damage was observed. The tornado
crossed the lake, continuing northeast on the north side of
Norfork Lake into Fulton County, dissipating just west of
Elizabeth Road near Center Point Loop.
.Fulton County Tornado…
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 05:10 AM CDT
Start Location: 7 NNW Horseshoe Bend / Fulton County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.3347 / -91.7755
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 05:12 AM CDT
End Location: 8 N Horseshoe Bend / Fulton County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.3383 / -91.7583
Survey Summary:
The Fulton County tornado began near the intersection of Highway
62 East and Squirrel Hill Road, about 3 to 4 miles southeast of
Salem, knocking down power poles and at least 50 trees. The
tornado continued eastward along Squirrel Hill Road downing
numerous trees. One of these trees fell on a home causing damage
to the roof. The path of this tornado crossed mainly forested
land. The tornado lifted before reaching the split between
Squirrel Hill Road and Deer Bend Trail. This tornado was rated an
EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph.
.Ozark Acres Wind Damage…
Rating: TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 7.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 5000 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 05:57 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 E Hardy / Sharp County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.3177 / -91.4512
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 06:04 AM CDT
End Location: 2 NE Williford / Sharp County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.2654 / -91.3331
Survey Summary:
The damage found was consistent with straight-line winds with
damage oriented from west and southwest to east and northeast
over a large swath of around 3 miles by over 7 miles in dimension
approximately. Wind damage was first noted along Acres Road,
north of Hwy 63. A small metal outbuilding was shifted at a
45 degree angle but remained in tact on the west side of Acres
Road. Several trees surrounding the outbuilding were snapped and
uprooted. On the east side of Acres Road, a mobile home rolled
approximately twice away from its foundation. Both mentioned
structures had a wide open field towards their west making them
more vulnerable to wind damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and
snapped along the swath of damaging winds from Ozark Acres to
Williford.
.Ravenden Springs Tornado…
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 5.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 06:12 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 NW Ravenden Springs / Randolph County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.3352 / -91.2512
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 06:17 AM CDT
End Location: 4 ENE Ravenden Springs / Randolph County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.3395 / -91.1605
Survey Summary:
The Ravenden Springs tornado began west of the intersection of
Baily Road and Upper James Creek Road approximately 2 miles to
the northwest of Ravenden Springs. The tornado snapped and
twisted many trees along an eastward path, crossing Lower James
Creek Road and Oak Ridge Road. The tornado would then cross Lower
Guntharp Road snapping and uprooting many more trees along the
path before dissipating just east of Hass Cemetery Road. This
tornado tracked across mainly rural and forested land north of
Highway 90 W, or 1 mile north of Ravenden Springs. This tornado
was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph.
.Attica Tornado…
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph
Path Length /statute/: 5.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 06:24 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 SW Attica / Randolph County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.3278 / -91.0223
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 06:30 AM CDT
End Location: 3 E Attica / Randolph County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.3524 / -90.9374
Survey Summary:
The Attica tornado began west of the intersection of Clearview
Road and Mill Road 2 miles to the southwest of Attica. Numerous
trees were uprooted and snapped along the path as the tornado
tracked northeast, paralleling portions of Country Club Road, and
crossing Highway 251 just south of Attica by less than 1 mile.
The tornado entered a heavily forested area, downing many trees
east of Highway 251, before crossing Bellview Road. Several
outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. The tornado
continued eastward across some farm land before downing more
trees as the tornado began to dissipate east of Highway 115 less
than 0.5 miles south of Stokes. This tornado was rated an
EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 105 mph.
.Pocahontas Tornado…
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/26/2024
Start Time: 06:29 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 SSE Pocahontas / Randolph County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 36.2382 / -90.9539
End Date: 05/26/2024
End Time: 06:30 AM CDT
End Location: 2 SE Pocahontas / Randolph County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 36.2394 / -90.9448
Survey Summary:
The Pocahontas tornado began near the Imperial Dinner Theater
just south of the Pocahontas Municipal Airport. This tornado
tracked east north east along Highway 304 East before dissipating
near Industrial Drive. Significant roof loss and other damage was
noted to small professional building. Several other nearby
buildings sustained damage. A truck lifted and rotated 90 and
flipped before landing on its roof, crumbling the cab. No one was in
the vehicle when this happened but the truck left a few gouge
marks in the parking lot surface. A number of electrical poles
were either snapped or broken off, as well as some nearby trees.
This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of
110 mph.