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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
411 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

...Public Information Statement...

...NWS Damage Survey For 7/12/2023 Tornado Event...

.Tornado #1...Southeast Lafayette County, AR

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    93 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.8673 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/12/2023
Start Time:             03:43 AM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSE Stamps / Lafayette County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          33.3508 / -93.4919

End Date:               07/12/2023
End Time:               03:53 AM CDT
End Location:           3 S Stamps / Lafayette County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            33.3101 / -93.4963

Summary: During the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 12th, a
large convective system moved through southwest Arkansas. This
storm system was mainly a heavy rain producer that caused
significant Flash Flooding across portions of Arkansas, including
Lafayette County. As the storm approached the community of Stamps,
it began to strengthen some and was able to produce a short-lived
weak tornado just to the south of Stamps. While there was some 
straight-line wind damage in the town of Stamps near West 1st 
Street and Conlan Street, the tornado damage was not evident till 
the storm moved over Highway 53 (McKamie Road) between Lakeside 
Cemetery and Lake June. 

There were a number of trees uprooted and snapped just to the east
of the lake near the parking lot. A large tree snapped across the
road at the cemetery. From here the tornado tracked southward 
along Highway 53 where more damage was found near Ferguson Hill 
Road and Hamilton Street. The tornado then strengthened some from 
Fuller Drive south to County Road 84 where EF1 damage was 
observed. The tornado continued to track to the south across 
County Road 85 and County Road 23 before lifting again near 
Highway 53 just south of County Road 23. 

Special thanks to goes out to the Lafayette County Office of
Emergency Management for their assistance in this storm survey. 

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 200mph
EF5...Violent...>200mph

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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