PNSMEG ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-260515- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1213 PM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/25 - 03/15/25 Tornado Event - Update #5... .Update...Updated to extend the track of the Paragould, AR, tornado southwest into far northern Craighead County. .Independence to Clay... 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 of165 mph..Walnut Grove... 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: 3 WNW Bono / Craighead County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 35.9239 / -90.8564 End Date: 03/15/2025 End Time: 12:05 AM CDT End Location: 3 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/: 13.95 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 03/15/2025 Start Time: 12:16 AM CDT Start Location: 5 SSW Walcott / Craighead County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 35.9601 / -90.6996 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 in northern Craighead County near County Road 780 shortly after midnight. Damage in this area was mostly uprooted and snapped trees with minor damage to a few homes. The tornado continued to the northeast and moved into Greene County where additional tree damage was noted. Some of the gaps in damage indicators over areas that were difficult to access were filled in using Sentinel satellite data. As the tornado approached Paragould, the tornado intensified 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 in Paragould.
.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... 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... 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 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... 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.
&& 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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