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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
145 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APR 27-28 STORMS UPDATE #2
UPDATE
UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE POLLARD, AR, TORNADO DETAILS, MODIFY THE
TIMES ON THE DYERSBURG, TN, TORNADO, AND ADJUST THE WORDING FOR
THE PIGGOTT, AR, WIND DAMAGE.
DYERSBURG TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.98 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 12:25 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SE DYERSBURG / DYER COUNTY / TN
START LAT/LON: 36.0255 / -89.3634
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 12:27 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 ESE DYERSBURG / DYER COUNTY / TN
END LAT/LON: 36.0228 / -89.3471
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WEAK, SHORT-LIVED EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTHEAST
SIDE OF DYERSBURG SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, APRIL 28. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A WAREHOUSE ON E COURT ST,
WHERE TEN SKYLIGHTS WERE BLOWN OUT, AND A LARGE METAL PANEL WAS
PULLED FROM THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
SOUTHEASTWARD ALMOST PARALLEL TO E COURT STREET, CAUSING TREE
DAMAGE TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT
A HOUSE ON AUBURN AVE. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST BEFORE REACHING US
412.
POLLARD, AR
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.89 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 05:21 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNW POLLARD / CLAY COUNTY / AR
START LAT/LON: 36.459 / -90.2838
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 05:24 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NNE POLLARD / CLAY COUNTY / AR
END LAT/LON: 36.4419 / -90.2616
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 339
AND CR 321 NORTHWEST OF POLLARD. WHEN THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN, A
LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED, DAMAGING AN AWNING ON A RESIDENTIAL
PORCH. THE TORNADO QUICKLY BEGAN TO WEAKEN AFTER ITS INITIAL
TOUCHDOWN, BUT NOT BEFORE RIPPING SOME METAL ROOFING OFF A BARN
AND BLOWING A FEW SHINGLES OFF THE ROOF OF TRAILER'S CHAPEL
GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH ALONG CR 321. THE TORNADO ALSO CAUSED SOME
MINOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG CR 328, LIFTING AFTER CROSSING HIGHWAY
139. THIS SURVEY WAS ASSISTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMERA FOOTAGE.
PIGGOTT, AR WIND DAMAGE
SURVEY TEAMS FOUND SUBSTANTIAL WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND A FEW
STRUCTURES IN THE COMMUNITY OF PIGGOTT. TREE DAMAGE WAS RELATIVELY
WIDESPREAD WITH NUMEROUS UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES. MINOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND A FEW DOWNED UTILITY LINES WERE NOTED AS
WELL. THE DAMAGE SWATH WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WIDE, MAINLY
AFFECTING THE NORTHERN SIDE OF TOWN, WITH TREES AND DEBRIS BLOWN
TO THE SOUTHEAST, CONSISTENT WITH AN INTENSE REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT.
MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 80 MPH.
STEELE, MO WIND DAMAGE
A SURVEY TEAM FOUND THE DAMAGE TO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN
STEELE, MO, TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ROOF TO ONE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS WAS
REMOVED AND BLOWN TO THE EAST. NUMEROUS SMALL BRANCHES AND
SEVERAL LARGER TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL AND
NEARBY PARK. DAMAGE PATTERNS AND A REVIEW OF SECURITY FOOTAGE WERE
CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE, LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH
A MICROBURST. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE AREA. MAXIMUM
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE 80 MPH.
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.
MJ
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