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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

Bay, AR EF-2 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

https://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/meg/events/aprtor11/tracks/Craighead_EF2_Apr27.jpg

 

Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS...

* COUNTIES: CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS

* LOCATION: BAY ARKANSAS ALONG HIGHWAY 158 TO BAY ARKANSAS NEAR
  HIGHWAY 63.

* TIME: 301 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011

* BEGINNING POINT: 35.79927, -90.59313

* ENDING POINT: 35.76499, -90.58368

* RATING: EF-2

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 0.7 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: LIFTED CARPORT AWNING AND OTHER LIGHT DEBRIS
  FROM THE BAY ARKANSAS AIRPORT.

  

Radar Images:

Tornado in Bay, AR at 3:01 pm. Tornado in Bay, AR at 3:01 pm.