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Bowman, AR EF-1 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS...

* COUNTIES: CRAIGHEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS.

* LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTH OF BOWMAN ARKANSAS ALONG COUNTY ROAD
  683...TO STATE HIGHWAY 18 IN BOWMAN ARKANSAS.

* TIME: 308 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011

* BEGINNING POINT: 35.80246, -90.50739

* ENDING POINT: 35.82255, -90.49305

* RATING: EF-1

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 1.6 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 250 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: DAMAGE TO FIVE HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS GARAGE.
  MAINLY ROOF DAMAGE TO THREE MANUFACTURED HOMES...TWO BRICK HOMES AND
  ONE BUSINESS GARAGE. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED A DESTROYED STORAGE
  SHED...CHAIN LINK FENCE AND A FEW TREE LIMBS SNAPPED OFF.

 

Radar Images:

Brief tornado in Bowman, AR at 3:08 pm. Brief tornado in Bowman, AR at 3:08 pm.