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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
501 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/15/26 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #2
UPDATE
UPDATED TO INCLUDE CLARKTON, MO SURVEY RESULTS.
..CLARKTON, MO TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.94 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:44 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 W CLARKTON / DUNKLIN COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 36.4497 / -89.993
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:50 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 ENE CLARKTON / NEW MADRID COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 36.4554 / -89.9411
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF BAIRD BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS
316 AND 320 OVERTURNING MULTIPLE CENTER PIVOTS. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED INTO THE TOWN OF CLARKTON, CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO A
STATE SCHOOL, CONVENIENCE STORE, AND MULTIPLE HOMES ALONG PAGE
STREET JUST SOUTH OF W HIGHWAY 162. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED
TO AN OUTBUILDING SOUTH OF E HIGHWAY 162, WITH DEBRIS SPREADING
INTO A NEARBY FIELD. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST BEFORE THE TOWN OF
GIDEON.
..LAFE, AR TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.88 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:13 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SW LAFE / GREENE COUNTY / AR
START LAT/LON: 36.1911 / -90.5187
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:15 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 SSW LAFE / GREENE COUNTY / AR
END LAT/LON: 36.2008 / -90.5086
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA NEAR COUNTY ROAD
151 SOUTH OF LAFE, AR, WHERE TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST, CAUSING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A
RESIDENCE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 151 AND 142.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED OFF COUNTY ROAD 142 NEAR HWY 135,
WHERE A SMALL BARN WAS DESTROYED. THIS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH
A 90 MPH EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO LIFTED IN A WOODED AREA NEAR
HWY 135.
..NW RECTOR TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.04 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 130 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:24 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 WNW RECTOR / CLAY COUNTY / AR
START LAT/LON: 36.2877 / -90.3532
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:26 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW RECTOR / CLAY COUNTY / AR
END LAT/LON: 36.2901 / -90.3169
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 420 NORTHWEST OF RECTOR,
AR, WHERE TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST, CAUSING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 420 AND 418. IN ADDITION, ROOF UPLIFT
OCCURRED TO A METAL OUTBUILDING ON THE PROPERTY. DAMAGE WAS
CONSISTENT WITH A 90 MPH EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO LIFTED SHORTLY
AFTER CROSSING COUNTY ROAD 418.
..KOSSUTH, MS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.58 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 08:17 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 NNE KOSSUTH / ALCORN COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 34.8912 / -88.6302
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 08:20 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NE KOSSUTH / ALCORN COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 34.9085 / -88.5911
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO STARTED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
COUNTY ROAD 636, CAUSING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED EAST ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 602, COUNTY ROAD 616, COUNTY
ROAD 627, AND COUNTY ROAD 628, SNAPPING UPROOTING NUMEROUS TREES,
DOWNING POWERLINES, DAMAGING FENCES, AND CAUSING MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE. CONTINUING EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 2, THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR
DAMAGE TO ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED
CAUSING THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT A CHURCH, REMOVING PART OF A
ROOF AND BLOWING OUT A FEW WINDOWS. THE TORNADO THEN MADE ITS
FINAL TREK NORTHEAST ALONG COUNTY ROAD 502, CAUSING MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE TO A HOME BEFORE LIFTING OVER OPEN FIELDS.
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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