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During the evening hours of April 27, 2014, a large and destructive EF4 tornado moved through several communities northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.The tornado, which was part of a larger outbreak of severe weather across the central and southern United States, devastated the towns of Paron, Mayflower, Lake Conway, Vilonia, and El Paso, killing sixteen people and injuring over one hundred more.
A recreational vehicle dealership on the other side of the highway was completely destroyed at EF4 intensity (though meteorologist/civil engineer Tim Marshall applied an EF3 rating at this location due to structural flaws), along with most of the RVs; three of which were found wrapped around a nearby billboard.
A total of eighteen structures were damaged by the tornado, mostly in Tennessee. Roofs were torn off and barns were destroyed. A machine shed sustained major damage, and a 700-pound weight was thrown 15 feet, a 40-pound jack was thrown 50 yards, and a steel trailer was bent.
A pickup truck was also thrown over 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 m) away and destroyed, with the engine block ripped out and thrown an additional 2/3 of a mile. Tree debarking occurred, and a farmhouse was heavily damaged as well. EF4 damage occurred in Minnesota; the maximum damage in North Dakota was rated EF3. NWS: November 29 2010 United States ...
At least four people were killed and 35 injured by an EF4 tornado that plowed through the center of Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. Peak winds of 185 mph were estimated by the National Weather ...
Moriarty noted how telephone poles were barely leaning only 80 yards (73 m) away from one of the locations which received an EF5 rating, which was similar to why the 2014 Mayflower–Vilonia tornado was only rated EF4 and not EF5 due to nearby small trees that were still standing near the worst of the damage.
From a bird's-eye view, the extensive damage to buildings in Rolling Fork is hard to miss, and the EF4's nearly 60-mile path of obliteration can be seen clearly. The jaw-dropping photos illustrate ...
The drought began on May 20, 2013, following the dissipation of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado. [11] [12] Several tornadoes since the Moore EF5 have reached the 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) wind speeds needed for a tornado to be classified as an EF5, including the 2013 El Reno EF3 tornado and 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale EF4 tornado, with wind speeds measured in excess of 295 miles per hour ...