At least 2 Tornadoes Confirmed

A line of storms produced wind damage and isolated tornadoes across Arkansas Monday morning. At least 2 tornadoes have been confirmed so far. Additional tornado tracks may be found over the next couple of days. Here are the preliminary storm reports from Monday

The National Weather Service in Little Rock confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Lonoke County just North of England. These are the results of the Lonoke County storm survey:

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/13/2014 TORNADO EVENT...

.TORNADO #1...ENGLAND TORNADO

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85-90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             OCT 13 2014
START TIME:             927 AM CDT
START LOCATION:         2.2 W ENGLAND AR /LONOKE COUNTY/
START LAT/LON:          34.5441 / -92.0074

END DATE:               OCT 13 2014
END TIME:               932 AM CDT
END LOCATION:           2.3 N ENGLAND AR /LONOKE COUNTY/
END LAT/LON:            34.5768 / -92.9649

SURVEY SUMMARY:

THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE ENGLAND COUNTRY CLUB...WHERE LARGE TREE LIMBS
WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG ARKANSAS HWY 161. ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF ENGLAND
...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ROAD AND HENDERSON ROAD
...THREE STRUCTURES THAT WERE DAMAGED BY AN EF1 TORNADO ON OCTOBER 2ND
WERE HIT AGAIN. PART OF THE METAL ROOF WAS TAKE OFF A TRACTOR SHED...
AND AN OLD FARM SHOP WAS BLOWN DOWN. A HOUSE HAD DAMAGE TO A WALL...PART
OF A FENCE BLOWN DOWN...DAMAGE TO A SWIMMING POOL...YARD ORNAMENTS WERE
BLOWN AROUND...AND TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED OFF. ALSO...A LARGE
INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONTAINER...BEING USED FOR STORAGE...WAS FLIPPED
ON ITS SIDE.

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

The National Weather Service in Shreveport also confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Ashdown in Little River County in Southwest Arkansas from early this morning. This tornado was responsible for one death and several injuries. The Weather Service is in the process of completing this survey.