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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
547 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2023



...NWS Damage Survey for March 2-3, 2023 Tornado Event...


.Kirby Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               5

Start Date:             03/02/2023
Start Time:             10:50 PM CST
Start Location:         6 ENE Daisy / Pike County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          34.2542 / -93.6426

End Date:               03/02/2023
End Time:               10:53 PM CST
End Location:           5 SW Glenwood / Pike County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.2724 / -93.6217

Survey Summary:
This tornado started just north of Kirby, completely destroying
two chicken houses on the west side of AR highway 27. The tornado
moved north-northeast along highway 27, causing moderate roof
damage to a home, and snapping several large trees at their
trunks. The tornado continued to move north-northeast,
paralleling Ebenezer Road where it did the most significant
damage. Several tree lines along the road had snapped trunks. A
mobile home on Ebenezer Road, which had securing tie-down straps,
was completely lofted, rolled, and tossed approximately 100 feet
into a tree line, completely destroying it. There were
4 occupants, two only had minor injuries. Farther east on
Ebenezer road, the tornado damaged a few more mobile homes. The
first one was shifted off of it's supporting blocks, and some
roof and siding damage was observed. There were three minor
injuries noted among the occupants, and were transported to a
local hospital. In the neighboring lot to the east, a large oak
tree was uprooted onto a brand new mobile home, smashing the
structure in the middle, twisting the supporting frame, snapping
two of the tie-down straps, and effectively destroying the unit.
There were no occupants at the time of the tornado. The tornado
continued moving northeast of Ebenezer road, snapping several
trees and power poles along the road. Damage was observed along
Mason Road, with numerous large trees uprooted and snapped. A few
large trees were blown onto a home on Mason Road, but only minor
damage was observed on the home. The tornado dissipated shortly
thereafter.


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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>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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