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Ferguson, AR to Coahoma, MS EF-0 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN PHILLIPS CO. ARKANSAS AND COAHOMA CO. MISSISSIPPI...
* COUNTIES: PHILLIPS CO. ARKANSAS AND COAHOMA CO. MISSISSIPPI
* LOCATION: FERGUSON ARKANSAS ALONG HIGHWAY 44 TO COAHOMA   
  MISSISSIPPI ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 61 ROAD.
* TIME: 630 PM ON TUESDAY APRIL 26 2011
* BEGINNING POINT: 34.137006, -90.984259
* ENDING POINT: 34.36675, -90.52245
* RATING: EF-0
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 17.8 MILES
* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 0
* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: CHURCH SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE ABOUT THREE MILES   
  SOUTHWEST OF COAHOMA. TOPPLED OVER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS...
  NUMEROUS TREES EITHER UPROOTED OR WITH SNAPPED LIMBS... SCATTERED
  TELEPHONE POLES DOWN...AND A FEW DAMAGED ADVERTISEMENT AND ROAD SIGNS.
 

Radar Images:

Hail spike as the storm passed through Coahoma County, MS.
Tornado near Coahoma, MS Tornado near Coahoma, MS