Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.3 Miles
-- Width 40 Yards
State ARKANSAS
County/Area LAFAYETTE
WFO SHV
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-05-25 16:38 CST-6
Begin Location 0WSW LEWISVILLE ARPT
Begin Lat/Lon 33.3682/-93.5759
End Date 2020-05-25 16:39 CST-6
End Location 1W LEWISVILLE ARPT
End Lat/Lon 33.3689/-93.5811
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 200.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A strong shortwave trough lifted north across East-central Texas during the daytime hours of May 25th, ahead of a digging upper level trough of low pressure over the Rockies into far West Texas. Meanwhile, a surface low pressure area developed over Southeast Texas during the morning, and slowly lifted north across East-central Texas during the afternoon and evening hours beneath this shortwave trough. Showers and thunderstorms increased throughout the day near the surface low center over East Texas, with showers and storms more scattered farther south, east, and north of the center as moderate instability developed in response to daytime heating. As a result, some of these storms became severe over portions of the region, with damaging winds which downed trees, as well as isolated instances of hail reported as well. The counterclockwise circulation around the northern and eastern periphery of the surface low contributed to adequate wind shear within some of these storms to contribute to an isolated brief tornado touching down across Northern Lafayette County Arkansas across the far north side of the town of Lewisville. These storms eventually diminished during the mid and late evening hours with the loss of heating and instability.
Event Narrative An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 100 mph briefly touched down along a wooded area on the northern fringes of the town of Lewisville, and moved west northwest across the south parking lot of the M&M Quick Stop before crossing Highway 29. Several trees were snapped and uprooted, and a power pole was snapped along Highway 29 before crossing the roadway into a residential area. This tornado continued to snap and uproot several more trees just north of West 13th Street, with a large pine tree falling onto the First Assembly of God Church, as well as through the middle of a single family home on Cherry Street. The tornado snapped a few more trees along North Murphy Street, with a tree falling through a mobile home at the end of the roadway before lifting in a heavily wooded area.


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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 0 200.00K 0.00K
OGDEN LITTLE RIVER CO. AR 05/25/2020 14:52 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILTON LITTLE RIVER CO. AR 05/25/2020 15:03 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEWISVILLE ARPT LAFAYETTE CO. AR 05/25/2020 16:38 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
STAMPS LAFAYETTE CO. AR 05/25/2020 16:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 74 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WEAVER NEVADA CO. AR 05/25/2020 16:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 200.00K 0.00K