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NOUS44 KTSA 230056
PNSTSA
ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071-
073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-231300-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
756 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 6/22/2026 TORNADO EVENT
OZARK ARKANSAS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 TO 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2026
START TIME: 06:16 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W OZARK / FRANKLIN COUNTY / AR
START LAT/LON: 35.495 / -93.878
END DATE: 06/22/2026
END TIME: 06:24 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 S OZARK / FRANKLIN COUNTY / AR
END LAT/LON: 35.479 / -93.827
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64 AND WEST OF
WOODLAND W ROAD. IT MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST, CROSSING WOODLAND W
ROAD AND HIGHWAY 64, WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, SOME FELL ONTO HOMES, POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED, AND
OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED EAST ACROSS
TWO NEIGHBORHOODS JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOME HOMES WERE
DAMAGED WHEN TREES OR LARGE LIMBS FELL ONTO THEM. THE TORNADO
THEN TURNED SOUTHEAST AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 64 NEAR THE HIGHWAY
23 INTERSECTION, WHERE LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED AND SIGNS
WERE DAMAGED. IT THEN CROSSED THE ARKANSAS RIVER AND THEN HIGHWAY
23, AND DISSIPATED EAST OF SANTA FE TRAIL AND AUX ARCADE PARK
ROAD, SNAPPING NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS BEFORE IT ENDED. THE
TORNADO PRODUCED A TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE FROM THE KSRX WSR-
88D RADAR.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
EJC
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