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The chance of earthquake damage in 71261 Zip Code is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 71261 Zip Code is higher than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #324

71261 Zip Code	0.01
Louisiana	0.03
U.S.	1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

71261 Zip Code	0.0000
Louisiana	0.0000
U.S.	0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #174

71261 Zip Code	258.30
Louisiana	235.86
U.S.	136.45

The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.

Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 2,795 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 71261 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	0	Cold:	2	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	6
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	219	Hail:	1,076	Heat:	2	Heavy Snow:	1
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	1	Ice Storm:	7	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	1
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,442	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	2
Other:	35

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 71261 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 71261 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 71261 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 100 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 71261 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.9	1968-11-27	3	32°45'N / 91°43'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morehouse
2.7	1973-12-03	2	32°37'N / 91°45'W	32°58'N / 91°34'W	26.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Morehouse
10.4	1984-11-10	2	32°38'N / 91°46'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Morehouse
12.9	1995-04-20	2	32°51'N / 91°54'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	100K	0	Morehouse
		Brief Description: Three houses were destroyed. Three people were taken to the hospital for superficial injuries. Several roads were closed due to downed trees and power lines.
13.7	1983-04-01	4	32°40'N / 91°57'W	32°42'N / 91°52'W	5.00 Miles	1000 Yards	2	20	2.5M	0	Morehouse
14.9	2003-04-24	2	32°39'N / 91°33'W	32°41'N / 91°24'W	11.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	3	400K	0	West Carroll
		Brief Description: This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage along highway 17. In Floyd, 2 homes had their roofs blown off. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped.
15.4	1973-12-03	2	32°29'N / 91°45'W	32°37'N / 91°42'W	9.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	23	2.5M	0	Richland
15.8	1953-12-05	2	32°48'N / 92°03'W	33°00'N / 91°48'W	20.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morehouse
16.3	1987-02-28	2	32°51'N / 91°23'W	32°51'N / 91°29'W	7.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	2	250K	0	West Carroll
16.5	1976-03-20	2	32°29'N / 91°51'W	32°35'N / 91°35'W	17.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Richland
16.8	1953-05-17	3	32°28'N / 91°45'W	32°36'N / 91°32'W	15.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	17	250K	0	Richland
17.0	1975-05-06	2	32°40'N / 91°28'W	32°42'N / 91°23'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	West Carroll
17.5	1980-10-17	2	32°55'N / 91°27'W		2.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	West Carroll
18.3	1983-04-01	4	32°39'N / 92°01'W	32°40'N / 91°57'W	4.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ouachita
18.3	1984-05-02	2	32°36'N / 91°29'W	32°37'N / 91°25'W	4.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	4	250K	0	West Carroll
18.5	1966-02-09	2	32°52'N / 91°24'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	West Carroll
20.0	1975-04-30	2	32°30'N / 91°35'W				0	0	3K	0	Richland
20.0	2009-04-09	2	33°00'N / 92°00'W	33°02'N / 91°46'W	14.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	600K	50K	Ashley
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado tracked across rural southern Ashley County and snapped and uprooted hundreds of large hardwood and softwood trees. Forty two homes were damaged with approximately 15 homes that were heavily damaged or destroyed. The most intense damage was along Meridian Church Road in southwest Ashley County. Here, intense tree damage resulted in several cross roads being blocked by dozens of trees, and several mobile homes and houses were destroyed by the winds and fallen trees. This was the area rated EF2 with 130 mph winds. Over the last several miles of the track, the tornado was narrower and damage was primarily in the EF1 category. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi. While the majority of the severe weather occurred out of the NWS Jackson, MS service area, several reports of large hail and wind damage were reported along with a few tornadoes. One of the strongest storms moved east across Ashley County Arkansas. This storm produced an EF2 tornado over the southwest and southern sections, and contained a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail which occurred across the entire length of the county. In looking at this event, which occurred over two days (April 9-10), in a regional view, this was likely the biggest severe weather and tornado outbreak during the spring of 2009. This event contained numerous strong tornadoes along with hundreds of large hail reports which stretched from the Southern Plains to several other southern States.
20.3	1983-11-19	2	32°30'N / 91°31'W	32°33'N / 91°30'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Richland
20.5	1984-05-02	2	32°37'N / 91°25'W	32°38'N / 91°22'W	3.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Carroll
20.8	2001-11-24	3	32°59'N / 91°39'W	33°08'N / 91°31'W	13.00 Miles	880 Yards	3	11	2.0M	0	Ashley
		Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH
21.2	1975-04-30	2	32°28'N / 91°39'W	32°29'N / 91°34'W	5.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Richland
21.8	1990-12-30	2	33°01'N / 91°40'W	33°08'N / 91°31'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ashley
22.4	1953-05-17	3	32°35'N / 91°32'W	32°45'N / 91°08'W	25.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	West Carroll
22.4	1978-05-07	2	32°36'N / 91°29'W	32°44'N / 91°11'W	19.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	4	0K	0	West Carroll
22.8	1953-12-05	2	32°45'N / 92°08'W	32°48'N / 92°03'W	6.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	11	25K	0	Union
24.1	1983-04-01	3	32°24'N / 91°35'W	32°30'N / 91°30'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Richland
24.6	1976-02-17	2	33°02'N / 91°31'W	33°08'N / 91°28'W	7.60 Miles	200 Yards	3	10	250K	0	Ashley
27.2	1976-03-20	3	32°59'N / 91°19'W	33°00'N / 91°18'W	2.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	32	2.5M	0	West Carroll
27.4	1972-04-15	2	32°42'N / 92°30'W	32°56'N / 91°50'W	41.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Union
27.7	1958-04-24	2	32°46'N / 91°22'W	32°53'N / 91°05'W	18.30 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	West Carroll
27.8	1983-04-01	3	32°26'N / 91°25'W	32°29'N / 91°23'W	3.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Madison
28.1	1971-02-21	5	32°23'N / 91°28'W	32°32'N / 91°19'W	13.60 Miles	500 Yards	11	9	2.5M	0	Madison
28.2	1953-12-05	2	33°00'N / 91°48'W	33°21'N / 91°26'W	32.20 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ashley
28.4	1967-04-13	2	33°07'N / 91°58'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ashley
28.7	1976-03-20	3	33°00'N / 91°18'W	33°01'N / 91°17'W	2.30 Miles	27 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chicot
29.1	1984-05-07	3	32°44'N / 91°12'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Carroll
29.6	1971-02-21	5	32°32'N / 91°19'W	32°44'N / 91°07'W	18.10 Miles	500 Yards	0	9	2.5M	0	East Carroll
29.6	1975-03-23	2	32°41'N / 91°12'W				0	0	250K	0	East Carroll
30.0	1991-11-19	2	32°48'N / 91°11'W		0.70 Mile	100 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	East Carroll
30.2	1975-04-30	2	32°50'N / 91°11'W		0.50 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Carroll
30.6	1975-01-09	2	32°32'N / 91°15'W	32°41'N / 91°10'W	11.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	6	25K	0	East Carroll
30.7	1979-04-11	2	33°09'N / 91°57'W	33°14'N / 91°48'W	10.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ashley
30.7	1983-12-02	2	32°30'N / 92°07'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Ouachita
31.0	1954-04-30	2	32°32'N / 92°09'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Ouachita
31.3	1958-02-26	2	32°54'N / 91°12'W	32°55'N / 91°10'W	3.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Carroll
31.3	1979-04-08	3	33°15'N / 91°53'W	33°12'N / 91°35'W	17.70 Miles	1320 Yards	0	13	25.0M	0	Ashley
31.3	1975-01-09	2	32°27'N / 91°18'W	32°32'N / 91°15'W	6.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Madison
31.6	1973-01-18	3	32°17'N / 92°02'W	32°24'N / 91°44'W	19.30 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Richland
31.7	1957-01-22	2	33°08'N / 92°02'W	33°10'N / 91°59'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ashley
32.1	1983-04-01	3	32°13'N / 91°45'W	32°24'N / 91°35'W	14.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Franklin
32.4	1983-04-01	3	32°32'N / 91°13'W	32°34'N / 91°12'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Madison
32.5	1988-01-19	2	33°08'N / 91°57'W	33°18'N / 91°49'W	15.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	13	2.5M	0	Ashley
32.7	1975-04-30	2	32°18'N / 91°30'W	32°25'N / 91°21'W	12.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Madison
32.7	1953-03-22	2	32°09'N / 92°09'W	32°27'N / 91°09'W	61.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Caldwell
32.9	1983-04-01	3	32°34'N / 91°12'W	32°35'N / 91°10'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	East Carroll
33.5	1958-02-26	2	32°55'N / 91°10'W	32°56'N / 91°08'W	2.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Issaquena
34.2	1976-02-17	2	33°08'N / 91°28'W	33°17'N / 91°22'W	11.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	36	250K	0	Chicot
34.7	1968-02-01	3	32°24'N / 92°06'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ouachita
35.8	1982-04-19	2	32°25'N / 91°16'W	32°28'N / 91°11'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
36.2	2010-04-24	3	32°24'N / 91°18'W	32°30'N / 91°07'W	12.00 Miles	1500 Yards	0	16	35.0M	1.0M	Madison
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The start of the long-track violent tornado began around 6 miles west of Tallulah, just to the south of I-20. This tornado did not waste any time becoming strong and quite wide as it downed a few high tension truss towers on the south end of I-20. As the tornado crossed the interstate, a tractor-trailer was flipped over and thrown opposite of the initial traveling direction. The driver of the truck was injured as this occurred. The tornado then traveled quickly northeast and crossed Highway 80 and Willow Bayou Road, just to the northwest of Tallulah. Here, several homes were heavily damaged along with several vehicles and tractors damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Highway 65 and then tracked across the Mississippi River and into far northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. This tornado destroyed a chemical plant near Highway 65 and the Mississippi River levee, in the community of Omega. A few rail cars were rolled off the track at this location and a large crane was flipped over and destroyed. Several storage tanks were severely damaged as well at this location. The tornado produced mainly EF3 and EF2 damage across Madison Parish with maximum winds around 155 mph. Timber and power line damage along the path was substantial with dozens of power lines taken down along with thousands of trees snapped and uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County and 1 in Holmes County. This long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities.
36.4	1956-04-03	2	33°15'N / 91°26'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chicot
36.9	1974-06-07	2	32°15'N / 91°34'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
37.0	1956-04-03	2	33°18'N / 91°35'W		2.10 Miles	207 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Ashley
38.0	1981-06-10	2	32°25'N / 91°12'W		0.10 Mile	7 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Madison
38.9	1971-05-07	2	32°15'N / 91°27'W		1.00 Mile	17 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Madison
39.3	1978-04-17	2	33°17'N / 91°58'W	33°21'N / 91°50'W	9.10 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Ashley
39.5	1973-01-18	2	32°25'N / 91°10'W		0.20 Mile	100 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Madison
40.1	1953-12-03	3	32°44'N / 91°04'W	32°48'N / 90°57'W	8.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	20	2.5M	0	Issaquena
40.3	1971-02-21	5	32°44'N / 91°07'W	32°56'N / 90°54'W	18.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Issaquena
41.0	1983-05-18	3	32°20'N / 91°12'W	32°25'N / 91°09'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
41.1	1971-02-21	4	32°42'N / 91°01'W	32°46'N / 90°58'W	5.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Issaquena
42.3	2010-04-24	2	32°30'N / 91°07'W	32°33'N / 90°57'W	10.00 Miles	900 Yards	0	2	920K	500K	Warren
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. Roughly, thirty homes were damaged or destroyed in this area along with 13 mobile homes. In addition to the damaged structures, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines taken down. The damage across this part of Warren County was in the EF2 range with maximum winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978.
42.6	1953-03-22	2	32°27'N / 91°09'W	33°31'N / 90°52'W	75.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Issaquena
42.9	1990-12-21	2	32°24'N / 91°10'W	32°23'N / 91°04'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Madison
43.0	1975-04-30	2	32°00'N / 91°54'W	32°18'N / 91°30'W	31.30 Miles	77 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Franklin
43.4	1953-02-20	2	33°02'N / 91°01'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Washington
43.9	1983-05-19	3	32°11'N / 91°59'W		2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Caldwell
44.4	1992-11-21	3	32°13'N / 91°14'W	32°22'N / 91°09'W	10.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Madison
45.1	1976-02-17	2	33°17'N / 91°22'W	33°24'N / 91°16'W	10.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chicot
45.7	1972-06-20	3	33°21'N / 92°05'W		0.30 Mile	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bradley
46.1	2002-12-18	2	32°53'N / 92°32'W	33°00'N / 92°24'W	16.20 Miles	110 Yards	0	0	1.0M	0	Union
		Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell moving northeast across the parish. As the tornado developed in Union Parish, Louisiana, eyewitness reports described the tornado as resembling a stove pipe with screaming winds sounding like a banshee. Where the tornado originally touched down, a bowl like appearance was carved into the woods when viewing the initial impact point horizontally. The tornado then continued northeast across a combination of farmland and wooded region destroying 2 mobile homes and severely damaging 6 wooden houses. As the tornado moved into Union County, Arkansas, the tornado moved across only heavily wooded area void of structures.
46.3	2009-04-09	2	32°25'N / 92°25'W	32°24'N / 92°19'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	500K	0K	Ouachita
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This storm developed in a wooded area along and east of Olive Grove Road in Jackson Parish where several small pine trees were snapped. Further east along Hwy 144 north of Eros, numerous large trees were snapped and a nearby home sustained roof damage. A barn in a field nearby also sustained significant roof damage. The tornado tracked east into Ouachita Parish, snapping and uprooting trees as well as causing minor roof damage to nearby homes along Guyton Loop Road. The tornado crossed Hwy 34, and moved onto Old Jonesboro Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree was physically moved 30 feet with the root ball intact, leaving a large hole in its original location. One mobile home was moved off of its foundation and several sheds and outbuildings were completely destroyed. Roof damage occurred to several homes along the street as well. The worst damage occurred to a home along Antioch Church Road, where the entire roof was peeled off and destroyed, leaving only the walls. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms. These thunderstorms caused long track tornadoes to occur across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, northeast Texas, and north Louisiana.
46.5	1990-12-21	2	32°22'N / 91°04'W	32°26'N / 91°00'W	5.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Madison
46.5	1995-03-07	2	32°10'N / 91°21'W		1.00 Mile	40 Yards	0	1	0	0	Tensas
		Brief Description: A tornado destroyed four houses and damaged seventeen others. Trees and power lines downed in several places. A women suffered a broken hip and arm. Also numerous trees and power lines were downed and schools were closed in Newellton for the day due to no electricity. Tornado path length and width estimated.
46.6	1996-04-22	2	32°15'N / 91°13'W	32°22'N / 91°01'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	500K	0	Madison
		Brief Description: This strong tornado moved across Madison Parish to the Mississippi River and continued into Warren county in Mississippi. Twenty to thirty structures were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. The weaker structures such as barns and outhouses were destroyed and the houses had major damage. Numerous trees were blown down along the path. One injury occurred when a man was thrown out of his barn and landed in a field.
46.7	2007-02-24	2	33°16'N / 92°16'W	33°25'N / 92°00'W	19.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	6	200K	0K	Bradley
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado touched down in Bradley County, about 11 miles southwest of Ingalls. Tornado damage occurred in the Mt. Olive community, about 13 miles south of Warren. A house suffered major damage and a mobile home was destroyed. An elderly woman was injured in the house, and a family of five was injured in the mobile home. Three other homes had minor damage, and several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of trees were blown down, as were a number of power poles and power lines. The tornado continued to move northeastward into Drew County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
46.7	1986-03-18	2	32°23'N / 92°21'W	32°20'N / 92°19'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ouachita
46.8	1976-03-20	2	33°00'N / 90°57'W	33°01'N / 90°56'W	2.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Issaquena
47.2	1953-12-03	3	32°48'N / 90°57'W	32°55'N / 90°50'W	10.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sharkey
47.5	1973-01-18	3	32°08'N / 92°18'W	32°17'N / 92°02'W	18.70 Miles	73 Yards	1	2	25K	0	Caldwell
47.6	1999-01-21	3	32°02'N / 91°30'W	32°13'N / 91°20'W	14.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Tensas
		Brief Description: A combined fifty house trailers and houses were completely destroyed by this tornado. Hundreds of trees were either downed or snapped off. A metal fishing boat was wrapped around a tree. Many cotton hoppers were flipped over several times. Vehicles were thrown 250 to 300 feet, one of which was left suspended in a tree.
47.7	1953-04-29	2	32°29'N / 92°32'W	32°37'N / 92°25'W	11.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lincoln
47.9	1983-11-20	2	32°53'N / 90°53'W		2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sharkey
47.9	1983-04-01	3	32°07'N / 92°06'W	32°10'N / 91°59'W	6.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Caldwell
48.3	1980-10-17	2	33°20'N / 91°27'W	33°29'N / 91°15'W	15.50 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Chicot
48.5	1983-05-18	2	32°21'N / 91°02'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
48.7	2008-05-02	2	33°21'N / 91°24'W	33°28'N / 91°16'W	11.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	1.5M	200K	Chicot
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down near Highway 293 and tracked northeast for 10 miles where is dissipated shortly after crossing Highway 65. Along the path, hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Several sheds, barns, outbuildings and unattached carports were damaged and destroyed along with several fences damaged. A 50 foot antenna was knocked down. A single family home had minor shingle damage, damage to siding, and window damage while 2 boats were damaged. The roll-up door for a tractor shed was damaged and a trampoline was blown around 75 yards and damaged. Lastly, 15 wooden power poles were also snapped near Highway 65. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large and powerful storm system brought several rounds of severe weather to a large section of the Central United States. The Central Plains were hit hard on Thursday, May 1st, while the Mid-South and Lower Mississippi River Valley were impacted on Friday, May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. As this severe weather episode evolved over the National Weather Service Jackson, MS service area, several tornadoes occurred, along with large hail and damaging winds.
48.7	1980-10-17	2	33°28'N / 91°51'W		1.50 Miles	77 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Drew
49.0	1982-12-27	2	32°04'N / 91°37'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Franklin

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.