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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
549 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/2024 Lake Hamilton Tornado...


.Lake Hamilton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  12.2 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   600 yards
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/08/2024
Start Time:             12:30 AM CDT
Start Location:         6 SW Rockwell / Garland County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          34.393 / -93.198

End Date:               05/08/2024
End Time:               12:56 AM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Hot Springs / Garland County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.456 / -92.999

Survey Summary:

The tornado track began near the intersection of Amity and Orbit 
Roads several miles west of Lake Hamilton, just to the north of 
the Garland and Hot Spring County line. Near and just south of 
Amity road, the tornado moved east- northeast producing primarily 
tree damage with sporadic damage to outbuildings through Thunder 
Road. Near Thunder road, the tornado damaged several mobile homes,
overturning one, and pushing several off of their blocks. As the 
tornado continued its east-northeast track, it began to damage 
more buildings, some commercial, industrial, and residential as it
moved towards Central Ave in the Lake Hamilton area. Most of the 
damage to buildings was done to siding, doors, windows, and roofs.
The tornado moved over the lake, damaging some of the floating 
docks and continued on alternatively over water and hitting 
structures on the many peninsulas that jut out into the lake. A 
couple of large condos on the lakefront sustained the most severe 
damage, removing large portions of the roofing structure amongst 
other damage. Many houses were severely damaged by large trees 
falling onto the homes. Many roofs were damaged by tornado winds 
directly. On the east side of the lake, another community was 
damaged by the tornado until the tornado moved east, crossing 
Shady Grove road, where no more damage was found.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Cavanaugh/72