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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
527 PM CDT Wed May 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/20/25 Tornado Event...

.Overview...An EF-1 tornado path was confirmed in central
Chicot County, Arkansas from Tuesday afternoon storms.


.Chicot Junction Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   700 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             5/20/2025
Start Time:             5:04 PM CDT
Start Location: 6 ESE Portland / Chicot / AR
Start Lat/Lon: 33.2128 / -91.4107

End Date:               5/20/25
End Time:               5:21 PM CDT
End Location:           5 WSW Lakeport / Chicot / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.205 / -91.2154

Survey Summary: This tornado tracked along AR Highway 160 in
Chicot County, beginning near the CR 252 intersection and
continuing through Chicot Junction before lifting east of US 65.
Along the path, several utility poles were snapped along AR 160
and several trees were snapped or uprooted. Two metal farm
buildings along the Boeuf River were damaged, with one having
concrete anchors pulled from the ground aided by the open air
layout of the building. The tornado lifted within a fielded area
east of Bayou Macon.

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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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