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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
549 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/11/26 TORNADO EVENT
KINGSLAND TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 14.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/11/2026
START TIME: 06:57 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 E THORNTON / CALHOUN COUNTY / AR
START LAT/LON: 33.7665 / -92.4404
END DATE: 03/11/2026
END TIME: 07:16 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 ENE KINGSLAND / CLEVELAND COUNTY / AR
END LAT/LON: 33.8756 / -92.2229
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO BEGAN EAST OF US HIGHWAY 167, SOUTHWEST OF FORDYCE.
THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS AS WELL
AS STATE HWY 274, HWY 205, HWY 8, HWY 97 AND HWY 189. AS IT MOVED
ACROSS THESE AREAS IT DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PINE TREES AS WELL
AS SOME HARDWOOD TREES. A FEW OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND SOME
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON A FEW RESIDENCES. AS THE TORNADO
MOVED ACROSS HWY 97 A FEW TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ONTO THE
ROADWAY. A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS, WITH NO
REPORTED INJURIES. THE TORNADO ENDED AROUND THE SALINE RIVER.
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.
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