National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Elaine, AR to Lula, MS Tornado

Elaine, AR to Lula, MS EF-0 Tornado

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN PHILLIPS CO. ARKANSAS AND COAHOMA...TUNICA COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* COUNTIES: PHILLIPS COUNTY ARKANSAS...COAHOMA AND TUNICA COUNTIES
  IN MISSISSIPPI.

* LOCATION: 1 MILE NORTH OF ELAINE ARKANSAS ALONG HIGHWAY 44...TO   
  ONE MILE EAST OF HIGHWAY 61 NEAR LULA MISSISSIPPI.

* TIME: 615 PM ON APRIL 26TH

* BEGINNING POINT: 34.33479, -90.84075

* ENDING POINT: 34.46386, -90.379571

* RATING: EF-0

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 21.5 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: DAMAGE WAS MOST FELT IN THE TOWNS OF FRIARS   
  POINT AND COAHOMA MISSISSIPPI WHERE ROOFS OF HOMES WERE DAMAGED 
  AND ONE HOME WAS MOVED OFF ITS BLOCK FOUNDATION. CHURCH SUFFERED   
  ROOF DAMAGE A FEW MILES SOUTH OF LULA MISSISSIPPI. OTHER DAMAGE   
  OCCURRED WHEN A COMMERCIAL METAL STORAGE BUILDING NEAR FRIARS
  POINT HAD A LARGE SECTION OF THE ROOF PEELED OFF. TOPPLED OVER   
  PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS...NUMEROUS TREES EITHER UPROOTED OR WITH   
  SNAPPED LIMBS... SCATTERED TELEPHONE POLES DOWN...AND A FEW   
  DAMAGED ADVERTISEMENT AND ROAD SIGNS.

Radar Images:

Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Elaine, AR to Lula, MS Tornado