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National Weather Service Memphis TN
517 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025


...NWS Damage Survey for 3/14/25 - 3/14/25 Tornado Event - Update
#4...

.Update...Updated to fix the end time of the Craighead County
Tornado.

.Independence County AR to Clay County AR...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    165 mph
Path Length /statute/:  81.77 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   700 yards
Fatalities:             3
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             10:16 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 S Cushman / Independence County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.8395 / -91.7831

End Date:               03/14/2025
End Time:               11:51 PM CDT
End Location:           5 N Corning / Clay County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            36.4816 / -90.5821

Survey Summary:
The tornado began just east of the White River near Oneal Road
uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The tornado then continued
north of Bethesda crossing over farm land and snapping and
uprooting trees. It then moved along Claxton Loop causing damage
to a couple of houses and a barn. A double wide mobile home just
north of Claxton Loop was completely destroyed. As the tornado
tracked northeast towards Cave City, it mostly snapped and
uprooted trees in mostly forested areas. The tornado continued to
Cave City where it caused damage to multiple homes and buildings
within the city. It then continued towards North Gravel Pit Road
uprooting and snapping trees. As the tornado moved towards the
northeast it rolled a single wide mobile home south of West
Prosperity Road. It traveled along East Prosperity Road snapping
and uprooting more trees, continuing northeast into Lawrence
county. More damage was observed in Smithville near Randolph
county road 273 including damage to a couple of barns and
uprooting several trees. The tornado then tracked towards Black
Rock uprooting and snapping trees. The tornado crossed over the
Black River continuing to damage mainly trees, and paralleled the
river for a few miles, heading towards Shannon, where a couple of
buildings sustained roof damage. The tornado continued northeast,
again moving towards the Black river, and crossing it multiple
times as it continued to cause damage to trees. The tornado then
moved parallel to Highway 67 where power transmission lines were
downed in addition to more damage to trees and houses. The
tornado
then moved into Clay county, crossing into the NWS Memphis county
warning area. This tornado moved out of Randolph County through
the Reyno community. A power pole was destroyed on County Road
112
and six empty grain bins were destroyed. The tornado weakened as
it moved northeast, producing scattered tree damage as it crossed
County Roads 110 and 125. A center irrigation pivot was
overturned
and several power poles were snapped where the tornado crossed
Highway 67, approximately one mile west of the Corning Municipal
Airport. An outbuilding was damaged near Highway 67, spreading
metal debris in the field north of the airport. The damage became
very sporadic from this point with only minor tree damage and
some
siding pulled off an outbuilding. The tornado lifted near the
intersection of County Roads 147 and 154. The tornado has been
rated an EF3 with max winds of 165 mph.

.Walnut Grove AR...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             11:53 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 E Knobel / Clay County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          36.3207 / -90.5793

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:02 AM CDT
End Location:           2 N Hickoria / Clay County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            36.4111 / -90.4416

Survey Summary:
The tornado developed just east of Knobel, crossing Highway
90 and snapping several power poles. This tornado continued to
track northeast, producing minor tree damage south and east of
County Road 250. As the tornado approached the Walnut Grove
community, it began to widen and intensify. Several outbuildings
were destroyed at the intersection of County Road 250 and Highway
135. Eight wooden power poles were snapped along Highway 135.
Just to the east of Highway 135, a large metal building structure
was destroyed, a steel-reinforced awning was lifted and tossed,
and several pieces of heavy farm machinery were overturned. The
tornado gradually weakened as it moved northeast across open
farmland, producing only sporadic, minor tree damage. A generator
and pump were damaged just northwest of Hickoria with the tornado
lifting near County Road 245.

.Craighead County, AR...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.41 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:03 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 NW Bono / Craighead County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.9239 / -90.8564

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:05 AM CDT
End Location:           4 NW Bono / Craighead County/ AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.9349 / -90.8353

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado formed west of County Road 159 northwest of Bono
and moved northeast. The tornado crossed County Roads 144 and
147,
producing sporadic, minor tree damage and snapping a wooden power
pole.

.Paragould AR...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.18 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               4

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:22 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 SW Paragould / Greene County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          36.0154 / -90.5799

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:34 AM CDT
End Location:           2 E Paragould / Greene County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            36.0547 / -90.4831

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down just after midnight in a wooded area at
the intersection of Finch Road and Greene County Road
736 southwest of Paragould, AR. The tornado continued northeast
along Finch Road uprooting some trees at the intersection of
Greene County Road 772. Tornado intensification occurred just
before Pruetts Chapel Road causing damage in the Club View
Estates and The Enclave communities. Multiple homes have
significant roof damage. A few homes in the Club View Estates
neighborhood were impacted by a tornado for the second time in
10 months. A home on South 34th Street had several first story
walls collapsed into the home, with the entire second floor
collapsed on itself. An additional home on Enclave Circle had
large sections of the brick exterior collapsed inward on the home
with about half of the second floor and roof missing. The tornado
continued to the northeast, causing damage to a two story home on
Valley South Drive with large sections of the second floor
collapsed inward or missing. The tornado moved northeast onto
Park Ridge Drive, with additional roof damage and trees uprooted.
The tornado continued along Chateau Blvd causing minor damage to
an assisted living building and uprooting more trees. After
crossing Highway 49, Clove Circle was impacted with a home losing
its roof and causing some minor brick damage to the home. The
tornado intensified again near West Mueller Street, causing
significant damage to a home. The tornado continued northeast
along West Park Street causing a few homes to lose portions of
their roofs and uprooting multiple trees. As the tornado crossed
Highway 412, multiple metal building systems were damaged. Damage
included a partially collapsed outbuilding, roof damage to
multiple buildings, and debris being tracked to the northeast. No
additional damage was noted beyond this area. Tornado damage is
consistent with an EF-2 tornado with 125 mph winds.

.Poinsett County, AR...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.82 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:23 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 W Weiner / Poinsett County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.6178 / -90.9493

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:26 AM CDT
End Location:           3 NW Weiner / Poinsett County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.6563 / -90.9324

Survey Summary:
The tornado formed near County Road 17 and moved northeast to
Highway 214 West, resulting in minor tree damage. Most of the
track was in the inaccessible wooded area west of Bayou de View.

.Kennett MO...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  19.63 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   550 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:56 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 N Senath / Dunklin County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1837 / -90.1626

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               01:21 AM CDT
End Location:           2 WSW Homestown / Pemiscot County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            36.3177 / -89.8568

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down shortly before 1 AM along State Highway A
between County Roads 516 and 526. The tornado moved northeast,
causing multiple irrigation pivots to be overturned, downing
numerous power poles, and snapping trees southwest of Kennett.
Numerous homes suffered roof damage north of US Highway 412 and
the South Bypass, along State Route VV, East 7th Street, and
South Anthony Street. As the tornado crossed the intersection of
Highway 412 and Highway 25, additional wooden power poles were
damaged, trees were uprooted, and damage was caused to several
businesses and a motel. Some homes had roof damage on Seely
Street and Legion Street. The tornado continued northeast, with
additional irrigation pivots overturned. A small barn outbuilding
was destroyed as the tornado crossed the Dunklin and Pemiscot
County line. Several windows were blown out of a home and
vehicles on County Road 291, with additional trees snapped,
irrigation pivots overturned, and power poles damaged on County
Roads 286 and 291. The tornado intensified along County Road 268,
where multiple concrete electrical poles were either snapped or
broken. The tornado continued to the northeast with additional
wooden power poles and irrigation pivots damaged and overturned
before lifting to the southwest of County Road 221 near
Homestown.

.Vardaman MS...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.27 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             01:25 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 E Derma / Calhoun County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          33.8505 / -89.2494

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               01:38 AM CDT
End Location:           1 NNW Pyland / Chickasaw County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            33.8989 / -89.1194

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down between CR 422 and CR 424 west of
Vardaman and rapidly intensified, ripping up a stand of pine
trees. The tornado then intermittently touched down as it moved
east-northeast toward Vardaman. The tornado uprooted numerous
hardwood trees along CR 426 and caused minor roof damage to a
home. The tornado moved nearly parallel along Highway 8 causing
minor tree and outbuilding damage just west of Vardaman. The
tornado then tracked through the town of Vardaman uprooting trees
and causing minor roof damage to a few homes. The metal roof was
ripped off a building at the elementary school. The tornado then
moved out of town and continued to uproot and snap a few trees
along Highway 8 and CR 446. The tornado then crossed CR 451,
moved into Chickasaw County, and snapped a stand of pine trees
before lifting. The rear flank downdraft broke four power poles
along Highway 8 just east of the Chickasaw/Calhoun County Line.

.Hardeman County TN...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.67 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             07:56 AM CDT
Start Location:         6 NE Saulsbury / Hardeman County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.0966 / -89.0021

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               08:02 AM CDT
End Location:           5 NW Middleton / Hardeman County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.1106 / -88.9581

Survey Summary:
A weak tornado developed near Callahan Road lifting a few miles
to the east along Wellington Road just south of Cub Creek Tree
Farm Lake. Only minor tree damage was noted along the short path.

.Chickasaw County MS...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.95 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:27 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 ESE Houlka / Chickasaw County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          33.9857 / -88.917

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:33 PM CDT
End Location:           7 E Houlka / Chickasaw County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            34.0221 / -88.8898

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down on Highway 32 just west of the Natchez
Trace Parkway. The tornado spun a car off Highway 32 causing a
minor accident. The tornado then moved north-northeast through a
heavily forested area snapping pines along the Natchez Trace
Parkway and CR 119. Powerlines were knocked down along CR 119.
The tornado snapped pine trees and uprooted hardwood trees near
the Chickasaw Agency pullout on the Natchez Trace Parkway before
lifting.

.Monroe County MS...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.01 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             01:16 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 ENE New Wren / Monroe County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          33.9719 / -88.5998

End Date:               03/18/2025
End Time:               01:18 PM CDT
End Location:           3 NE New Wren / Monroe County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            33.9902 / -88.5726

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado developed near the intersection of Wren Cemetery
Road and Old Wren Road and moved northeast, lifting near Highway
278 and Central Grove Road. Only minor tree damage was observed
along this path.

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

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