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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
208 PM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/2023 Tornado Event - Update 5...

.Update... Updated to extend the Pulaski/Lonoke County tornado
track from the survey data.


.Pulaski/Lonoke Co. Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    165 mph
Path Length /statute/:  34.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   600.0 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               54

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             02:18 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 NNW Alexander / Pulaski County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7251 / -92.4824

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               02:58 PM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Austin / Lonoke County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.9444 / -91.9421

Survey Summary:

This is an update to extent the track further southwest. This is
still preliminary information. The storm survey is still ongoing and
this data will likely be updated over the next several days.
The number of persons injured is also estimated at this time.

The Little Rock Metro tornado started just southwest of the Colonel
Glenn and Marsh Road intersection in Martindale, west of Marsh road,
uprooting trees and ripping a portion of a roof off an outbuilding.
The tornado then continued northeast across a forested area,
uprooting several more trees before crossing into a neighborhood off
Capitol Hill Boulevard near Hartford and Denver Streets. More
trees were uprooted as it moved northeast towards Kanis Road.

The tornado rapidly intensified as it passed northeast over Chenal
Parkway, severely damaging several apartment buildings off of Napa
Valley Drive. The most severe residential damage occurred at these
apartments, and along and west of North Shackleford Road along
Jamestown Drive and Cobble Hill Road. Most exterior walls had
collapsed on several homes, leaving just some interior walls
standing.

The tornado then crossed I-430 near the North Rodney Parham Road
interchange, damaging a shopping center and a Kroger. Between I-430
and Cantrell Road,many homes and apartments were severely damage,
with roofs ripped off and hundreds of trees uprooted. The tornado
crossed Cantrell Road near Foxtrot Road, damaging more apartments
and many businesses. Between Cantrell Road and the Arkansas River,
many more homes were damaged from the tornado winds or trees falling
onto those homes in the Cammack Village neighborhood. Before
crossing the river, many trees were uprooted or trunks snapped at
Murray Park. The tornado then uprooted or snapped hundreds, if
not thousands of trees at Burns Park, both north and south of I-
40. The tornado crossed I-40 just west of exit 150, passing over
ball fields and recreation areas west of Military Drive. A new
fire station still under construction was also damaged along
Military Drive.

The tornado then passed over MacArther Drive near the Military Drive
intersection in Amboy, severely damaging many more homes and businesses.
Several more homes and apartments were damaged between Military Drive
and Remount Road, with the tornado passing over Remount Road between
Kierre Drive and Camp Robinson Road. Most of the damage in these areas
consisted of severe roof damage and uprooted trees, though there were
some homes who completely lost their roofs.

The tornado then moved into the Indian Hills neighborhood of North Little
Rock, with more damaged roofs. A few homes along Flintrock Road near
Osage Drive lost their entire roofs, along with many homes damaged by trees
falling onto homes. The tornado seemed to weaken a bit as it
passed over North Hills Boulevard, with some less severe roof
damage and many uprooted trees. The tornado crossed over John F.
Kennedy Boulevard near Club Road, traveling northeast through
Sherwood generally along Lee Avenue, damaging many more homes as
it continued towards Kiehl Avenue. The tornado crossed over Kiehl
Avenue near Northgate Drive and Woodridge Lane, damaging more
homes and some businesses. This tornado passed over Brockington
Road north of Kiehl Avenue, ripping a roof off an apartment
building along Calloway Avenue, then passing over Indianhead Lake
uprooting several more trees and damaging more roofs.

The tornado then passed over rural marsh land just northwest of US-67 near
the I-440 interchange, uprooting more trees before crossing US-
67 near the Redmond Road exit at Jacksonville. A tractor-trailer
was flipped over along US-67, along with damage to signage along
the road. The tornado moved over the ball fields south of Redmond
Road, then into some neighborhoods where the tornado seemed to
strengthen, severely damaging more homes and businesses along
Stone and McHenry Streets, Eastview Drive and South 1st Street. A
church was completely destroyed along North Elm Street south of
Graham Road. More homes were damaged north of Graham Road west of
J. P. Wright Loop Road before the tornado passed over the Holland
Bottoms State Wildlife Area west of Kerr Station Road. Many trees
were snapped or uprooted in this wildlife area.

The tornado exited the wildlife area into the Parnell community, with more
roofs damaged and some garages destroyed along Oliver Lane. The
tornado crossed Arkansas Hwy 89 near Russell Road, destroying a
mobile home. The tornado continued into some more rural areas of
southeast Cabot, with some damage to a few homes and several more
trees uprooted or snapped. The tornado finally lifted between
Arkansas Hwy 321 and Campground Road west of Laser Lane.


.Prairie County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             03:45 PM CDT
Start Location:         9 WSW Des Arc / Prairie County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          34.9457 / -91.6692

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               03:46 PM CDT
End Location:           8 WSW Des Arc / Prairie County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.9502 / -91.6504

Survey Summary:

This tornado started in a field southwest of the intersection of
West Crossroads Road and Arkansas Hwy 86, snapping a power pole.
The tornado then passed over a barn, lifting the roof off that
barn. The tornado then moved north over Bell Road, removing some
shingles off a house before lifting shortly afterwards.


.Alco Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    111 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             04:49 PM CDT
Start Location:         8 SSE Big Flat / Stone County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.8855 / -92.3665

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               04:57 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SSW Fifty-Six / Stone County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.9118 / -92.2505

Survey Summary:

This tornado started just south of Arkansas Hwy 66 near Alco,
moving northeast towards Arkansas Hwy 263 between Onia and Timbo.
After crossing the Arkansas Hwy 263, it ripped the roof off a
house and moved this house off the foundation. The tornado then
moved northeast crossing Big Springs Road, uprooting several
trees. The tornado then lifted just northeast of here before
Clearwater Road.


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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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