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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
710 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024
...NWS Damage Survey for Hurricane Beryl Tornado Event on 07/08/2024...Update #2
.Overview...
Added new findings of tornado damage near Stephens in Ouachita
County, courtesy of supplemental data provided by the Camden Fire
Department. Also, updated track information on the Double Wells
Tornado in southwestern Jefferson County, based on additional
reports of damage from county officials.
.Pine Grove Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 07/08/2024
Start Time: 06:46 PM CDT
Start Location: 6 SE Sparkman / Dallas County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 33.867 / -92.766
End Date: 07/08/2024
End Time: 06:55 PM CDT
End Location: 3 ESE Sparkman / Dallas County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 33.905 / -92.797
Survey Summary:
This tornado occurred in tandem with the Sparkman-New Hope
Tornado, under the same parent supercell, and formed near Dallas
County Road 27 and AR Highway 128, just south of Pine Grove. The
tornado severely damaged the awning of a carport which was
attached to a manufactured home near its starting point, and
caused primarily tree damage in the immediate vicinity. The
tornado kept moving northwestward, paralleling AR Highway 128,
and crossed Dallas County Road 254, then Highway 128, and
continued to parallel the state highway, causing mainly tree
damage in its path. The tornado then dissipated just north of New
Hope, near the intersection of Dallas County Roads 224 and 231.
This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph,
consistent with an EF-1 rating.
.Sparkman-New Hope Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.41 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 07/08/2024
Start Time: 06:51 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SE Sparkman / Dallas County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 33.866 / -92.798
End Date: 07/08/2024
End Time: 06:56 PM CDT
End Location: 3 ESE Sparkman / Dallas County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 33.899 / -92.803
Survey Summary:
This tornado occurred in tandem with the Pine Grove Tornado,
under the same parent supercell, and began near Dallas County
Road 267 and AR Highway 207, just a few miles south of New Hope.
The tornado moved primarily northward, following Dallas County
Road 267, causing only tree damage in its path. The tornado then
dissipated just west of New Hope, near AR Highway 128. This
tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 88 mph, consistent
with an EF-1 rating.
.Stephens Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 07/08/2024
Start Time: 08:00 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 NNW Stephens / Ouachita County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 33.491 / -93.083
End Date: 07/08/2024
End Time: 08:03 PM CDT
End Location: 11 SE Rosston / Nevada County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 33.512 / -93.113
Survey Summary:
This survey was conducted from geotagged drone imagery from
Camden Fire Dept. Using the series of geotagged photos, we were
able to confirm an EF-1 tornado that moved from southeast to
northwest near the community of Stephens in southwest Ouachita
County. Along its path, the tornado primarily caused a long swath
of trees to be uprooted. There were a couple of outbuildings
damaged along this path, with the worst of the structural damage
identified as metal roofing peeled off of a large barn. This
tornado continued into Nevada county for approximately a half
mile. A special thanks for Camden Fire Department for providing
the areal survey of this damage path!
.Double Wells Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 07/08/2024
Start Time: 10:28 PM CDT
Start Location: 6 SW Sulphur Springs / Jefferson County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 34.112 / -92.182
End Date: 07/08/2024
End Time: 10:35 PM CDT
End Location: 5 WSW Sulphur Springs / Jefferson County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 34.155 / -92.198
Survey Summary:
This tornado was associated with a rain band of Hurricane Beryl,
forming to the west-northwest of Talladega in Jefferson County,
near Huntley Trail and West Lane. The tornado moved northward
primarily over private and rural land, as inferred by radar data.
The tornado then crossed Samuel Road, where a few chicken houses
had some metal panels ripped off, and primarily tree damage was
observed elsewhere near the area. The tornado then began to move
northwestward, and caused tree damage in the Double Wells
community, damaging a carport, knocking over power lines as a
result of falling trees. The tornado then dissipated just after
crossing the intersection of Jed Road and Sulphur Springs Road.
This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 88 mph,
consistent with an EF-1 rating.
.Pine Bluff Arsenal Tornado...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph
Path Length /statute/: 5.79 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 07/08/2024
Start Time: 10:49 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 E White Hall / Jefferson County / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 34.2732 / -92.0288
End Date: 07/08/2024
End Time: 10:59 PM CDT
End Location: 5 WSW Sherrill / Jefferson County / AR
End Lat/Lon: 34.3565 / -92.0418
Survey Summary:
This tornado was associated with a rain band of Hurricane Beryl,
forming just to the north of Pine Bluff, near the southeastern
perimeter of Pine Bluff Arsenal. The tornado then crossed the
Arkansas River, moving through a rural region of Jefferson
County, paralleling Earl Chadick Road, and then dissipated near
Pastoria, causing only minor tree damage. This tornado had
maximum estimated wind speeds of 75 mph, consistent with an EF-
0 rating.
&&
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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