The great outbreak of 2011 included parts of Arkansas where a memorable EF-2 tornado tore through the heart of Vilonia. The twister took shape east of Mayflower and quickly developed into a large tornado around 7:30 p.m. Our HD Pinpoint Radar detected the circulation immediately and was best signature I had ever seen in my meteorology career. Initially we thought the tornado was on a much larger scale than it was reported. It certainly looked impressive to us in the weather center.
Looking back, the tornadic storm was warned on for over 15 minutes before getting close to the small town. Despite the lee time, four lives were loss in the process.
We remember those who were affected and strive to improve the techniques to detect these powerful storm systems. Luckily for us our weather looks oddly quiet for this time of year. Hopefully we can keep this going for rest of spring.
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