Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 5.3 Miles
-- Width 150 Yards
State ARKANSAS
County/Area CLEBURNE
WFO LZK
Report Source Amateur Radio
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-09-01 14:07 CST-6
Begin Location 3NE HOPEWELL
Begin Lat/Lon 35.4311/-92.0367
End Date 2020-09-01 14:16 CST-6
End Location 1N LIBBY
End Lat/Lon 35.4598/-91.9504
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 50.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative On the 1st, several inches of rain dumped from Mena (Polk County) and Waldron (Scott County) to Russellville (Pope County), and Mountain View (Stone County).
The ground was already saturated in parts of the west after more than a foot of precipitation in August. Water had nowhere to go, and flooding became life threatening. At Waldron (Scott County), numerous roads were under water (including Highways 28 and 71), and this was spilling into homes and businesses. Local residents had to be rescued. Major flooding occurred along the Petit Jean River at Danville (Yell County), with a Top 10 highest crest by the 2nd.
County roads were flooded near the Petit Jean River at Booneville (Logan County). More county roads were inundated with water at Dardanelle (Yell County), and parts of Highways 27 and 28 were affected. An overflowing creek closed Highway 28 around Bluffton (Yell County). County roads were washed out near Hanover (Stone County). Highway 115 was flooded and shut down near Jessup (Lawrence County).
One storm produced three tornadoes from central into northeast sections of the state (Conway, Faulkner, and Cleburne Counties). The strongest of the tornadoes (rated EF2) cut a 5.3 mile swath through areas just south and southeast of Heber Springs (Cleburne County) between 300 pm and 330 pm CDT on the 1st. Tree damage was extensive, with numerous trees snapped four to five miles southeast of town. Some trees were on a home, and a few outbuildings were damaged.
The other two tornadoes (rated EF0/EF1) tracked just north of Plumerville and Menifee (both in Conway County), and northwest of Wooster and Greenbrier (both in Faulkner County). More trees were uprooted, and there was some minor structural damage.
Event Narrative This tornado formed near Candlestick Road east of Hwy 5, damaging several trees and an outbuilding. The tornado continued northeast damaging more trees and outbuildings along Blakey Circle and Blakey Road. The tornado then continued northeast crossing the Little Red River along Wildflower Road, snapping many healthy trees. This is where the strongest winds were noted. The tornado lifted shortly after this location.


    

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 0 250.00K 0.00K
WALDRON SCOTT CO. AR 09/01/2020 03:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ALY YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DANVILLE YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
INK POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MT IDA MONTGOMERY CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NUNLEY POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WING YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINE RIDGE MONTGOMERY CO. AR 09/01/2020 06:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WALDRON SCOTT CO. AR 09/01/2020 06:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ONYX YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 06:26 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLAINVIEW YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 06:27 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHICKALAH YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 06:28 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHERRY HILL POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 07:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ASH FLAT SHARP CO. AR 09/01/2020 07:28 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHEROKEE VLG SHARP CO. AR 09/01/2020 07:29 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHERRY HILL POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 07:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WALDRON SCOTT CO. AR 09/01/2020 07:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARDNER GARLAND CO. AR 09/01/2020 08:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OZARK LITHIA GARLAND CO. AR 09/01/2020 08:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOONEVILLE LOGAN CO. AR 09/01/2020 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DARDANELLE YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MT IDA MONTGOMERY CO. AR 09/01/2020 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WALNUT RIDGE LAWRENCE CO. AR 09/01/2020 09:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WALDRON SCOTT CO. AR 09/01/2020 09:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WALDRON SCOTT CO. AR 09/01/2020 11:50 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MENA POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 12:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MT OLIVE CONWAY CO. AR 09/01/2020 12:59 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
SHADY GROVE FAULKNER CO. AR 09/01/2020 13:13 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENBRIER FAULKNER CO. AR 09/01/2020 13:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
GREENBRIER FAULKNER CO. AR 09/01/2020 13:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
GRAVELLY YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 14:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRAVELLY YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 14:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOPEWELL CLEBURNE CO. AR 09/01/2020 14:07 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MT OLIVE CONWAY CO. AR 09/01/2020 14:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ODEN MONTGOMERY CO. AR 09/01/2020 17:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MENA POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 17:39 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRAVELLY YELL CO. AR 09/01/2020 17:42 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOARD CAMP POLK CO. AR 09/01/2020 17:44 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MIXON LOGAN CO. AR 09/01/2020 17:46 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLUFFTON YELL CO. AR 09/02/2020 03:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GUM LOG POPE CO. AR 09/02/2020 04:53 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EAST RICHWOODS STONE CO. AR 09/02/2020 06:10 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HARDY SHARP CO. AR 09/02/2020 06:20 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POWHATAN LAWRENCE CO. AR 09/02/2020 06:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ANNIEVILLE LAWRENCE CO. AR 09/02/2020 06:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 250.00K 0.00K