Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.29 Miles
-- Width 300 Yards
State ARKANSAS
County/Area LAFAYETTE
WFO SHV
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2019-10-21 03:21 CST-6
Begin Location 3SE STATE LINE
Begin Lat/Lon 33.0262/-93.495
End Date 2019-10-21 03:22 CST-6
End Location 3SE STATE LINE
End Lat/Lon 33.0275/-93.4903
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 10.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A longwave trough dug south into the Southern Plains during the daytime hours of October 20th, with southerly winds increasing ahead of the trough helping to return low level moisture north from the Gulf of Mexico. Above normal temperatures were seen across much of the region as readings climbed into the mid 80s to near 90 degrees, which enhanced instability during the late afternoon through the evening hours across much of the Ark-La-Tex area. While an isolated severe thunderstorm affected portions of East Texas and extreme Northwest Louisiana during the early and mid-evening hours, additional strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening through the early morning hours on October 21st across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana ahead of this trough and associated strong cold front, as wind shear increased within a still unstable environment. These storms produced numerous reports of damaging winds across these areas, with an isolated tornado touching down in Southern Lafayette County before the storms diminished shortly after daybreak with the departure of this system.
Event Narrative An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 100 mph touched down near the intersection of Highway 53 and County Road 21 in far Southeast Lafayette County just north of the Louisiana state line, where it partially removed the roof and siding from an outbuilding. The tornado continued east along County Road 21 where it entered Southwest Columbia County.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 60.00K 0.00K
AVON SEVIER CO. AR 10/20/2019 22:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UNITY HOWARD CO. AR 10/20/2019 23:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PANKOV LITTLE RIVER CO. AR 10/21/2019 01:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRIGHTSTAR MILLER CO. AR 10/21/2019 02:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINEY GROVE LAFAYETTE CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:09 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STATE LINE LAFAYETTE CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:21 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
WELCOME COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:22 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MACEDONIA COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:33 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HORSEHEAD COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLAINFIELD COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLAINFIELD COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:36 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HORSEHEAD COLUMBIA CO. AR 10/21/2019 03:39 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 60.00K 0.00K