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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.