1069158

Data

{
  "beginDate": "2023-01-02T19:44:00Z",
  "beginLatitude": 33.5262,
  "beginLongitude": -91.3273,
  "countyOrZone": "DESHA",
  "damageCrops": 0,
  "damageProperty": 5000,
  "deaths": 0,
  "endDate": "2023-01-02T19:45:00Z",
  "endLatitude": 33.5342,
  "endLongitude": -91.325,
  "episodeNarrative": "A few strong to severe thunderstorms moved across Arkansas on the afternoon and evening of the 2nd. Damaging winds and a tornado occurred over portions of far southeast Arkansas. Over central and northern Arkansas, storms occurred but damage was highly localized. Another tornado moved through Jessieville causing damage.",
  "eventId": "1069158",
  "eventNarrative": "This tornado crossed the Chicot/Desha County line around 744 PM CST, and did sparse damage along Arkansas Highway 35, knocking over a few telephone poles along the road, More conclusive evidence was noted in the cotton fields alongside the road, where swaths of convergent flow and damaged cotton were observed for around a half mile, between the county line and the town of Halley, with the tornado dissipating just before reaching Halley. This track is a continuation of a tornado that was ongoing, originating in Ashley County and moving through Chicot County. Peak wind speed was 80 mph.",
  "eventType": "Tornado",
  "eventTypeId": "tornado",
  "floodCause": null,
  "injuries": 0,
  "magnitude": null,
  "magnitudeType": null,
  "source": "NWS Storm Survey",
  "state": "ARKANSAS",
  "tornadoFScale": "EF0"
}

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