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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1112 PM CST Thu Jan 5 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 01/02/23 Tornado Event - Update 2...

.Update...Updated to include Desha County Tornado...adjust
timing...and correct PNS formatting.

.Jessieville Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             01/02/2023
Start Time:             02:38 PM CST
Start Location:         4 WNW Hot Springs Village / Garland County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6940 / -93.0673

End Date:               01/02/2023
End Time:               02:41 PM CST
End Location:           5 NW Hot Springs Village / Garland County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.7208 / -93.0503

Survey Summary:

This tornado began just to the southwest of Jessieville, causing
tree damage around an Arkansas Forestry Commission building. The
tornado then quickly moved northeast into Jessieville, and caused
damaged to a few homes in town. Most notably, damage was noted to
several buildings on the campus of Jessieville High School, and
three out of four fixed light poles for the football field were
bent over. The tornado continued to move northeast, doing damage
to a pole barn just north of town, before finally dissipating.

.Desha County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/02/2023
Start Time:             07:44 PM CST
Start Location:         1 SSE Halley / Desha County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.5262 / -91.3273

End Date:               01/02/2023
End Time:               07:45 PM CST
End Location:           1 ESE Halley / Desha County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.5342 / -91.3250

Survey Summary:

This tornado crossed the Chicot/Desha County line around 7:44 PM
CST, and did sparse damage along Arkansas Highway 35, knocking
over a few telephone polls along the road. More conclusive
evidence was noted in the cotton fields alongside the road, where
swaths of convergent flow and damaged cotton were observed for
around a half mile, between the county line and the town of
Halley, with the tornado dissipating just before reaching Halley.
This track is a continuation of a tornado that was ongoing,
originating in Ashley County and moving through Chicot County.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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