The maximum estimated wind speed in this segment of the tornado based on this damage was 125 mph. The tornado overturned a box truck on Highway 412, injuring its driver, severely damaged a couple permanent homes, severely damaged a mobile home, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous power poles. See Storm Data for Oklahoma, Eastern for details regarding the Delaware County segment of this tornado.īrief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the sixth of six segments of this long-track tornado. Twelve people were injured by the tornado. Damage was more extensive in and around Gentry and Centerton where 75 homes were damaged or destroyed.

A mobile home was destroyed, a pickup truck was rolled and destroyed, and several homes sustained major damage to their roofs near Bloomfield, where damage was rated at F2. A large number of trees were also blown down.īrief Description: The second tornado moved into western Benton County (from Delaware County, Oklahoma) south of Highway 12, where damage suggested the tornado strengthened considerably. A mobile home and two chicken houses were completely destroyed. While the tornado was on the ground, it damaged about ten homes. Distance (miles)īrief Description: The supercell cycled again and produced a third tornado that moved through the southern portion of Bentonville and Little Flock damaging or destroying 125 homes.īrief Description: An F2 tornado touched down in Avoca and travelled about one and a half miles before it dissipated. Historical Tornado EventsĪ total of 94 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Bentonville, AR. No historical earthquake events found in or near Bentonville, AR. No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Bentonville, AR. No volcano is found in or near Bentonville, AR.

The following is a break down of these events: Type Other Weather Extremes EventsĪ total of 4,438 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Bentonville, AR were recorded from 1950 to 2010. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms.

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