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The 2014 Mayflower–Vilonia tornado was a large and destructive EF4 tornado that moved through several communities northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas in the evening hours of April 27, 2014.
Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 1916; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 25 – June 1, 1917; Tornado outbreak of April 9, 1919; April 1924 tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of May 1927; Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945; Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950; Tornado outbreak of February 13, 1952; Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952
[nb 2] The worst of the outbreak was a deadly, devastating and violent (estimated) F4 tornado that tore though Warren, Arkansas. Part of a multi-state family, the tornado killed at least 55 people, [2] a majority of the deaths in the outbreak, and is now tied with the Fort Smith tornado from 1898 as the deadliest in Arkansas history. [3]
Tornado touched down in open areas at the Raymond Williams Airport but no damage took place. F1: Corinth: Alcorn: 1835 5 miles (8 km) Several houses and 31 businesses were damaged, and a metal industrial building was heavily damaged. F0: Vaiden: Carroll: 2032 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado in an open area spotted by the Mississippi Highway ...
The tornado passed over the campus of Lyon College, which was called Arkansas College at the time. The tornado tore roofs from buildings on campus. The tornado tore roofs from buildings on campus. The tornado also dislodged homes and other structures from their foundations, some of which sustained collapse of their walls or lost their roofs.
Overall, the tornado remained on the ground for an hour, from 7:06 p.m. to 8:02 p.m. (0006 – 0102 UTC), and traveled along a 41.3 miles (66.5 km) path. Sixteen people lost their lives due to the tornado while 193 others were injured. [21] The 16 fatalities made this the deadliest in Arkansas since an F4 tornado killed 35 on May 15, 1968.
The 1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak was an outbreak of 11 tornadoes that occurred during the early morning hours of December 3, 1978, in Louisiana and Arkansas. The outbreak produced several significant (F2–F5) tornadoes, several of which were long tracked.
The tornado caught most residents by surprise since most of the warning systems failed and killed at least 34. [3] One more person was killed in neighboring Jackson County. The tornado was the deadliest in Arkansas since an F4 tornado that affected White County on March 21, 1952, killing 50. [4] [5] The same city was hit by another destructive ...