Arkansas, 2000

Tornadoes in Arkansas, April 23, 2000

April 23, 2000 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Little River

When
April 23, 3:54 PM CST to 3:56 PM CST
Where
Little River County, 1 mi NE of Cerrogordo
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.933, -94.467

Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of a multicellular squall line which moved southeast across the area. Both the supercells and squall line produced tornadoes. Damage patch consisted of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. The tornado moved thorugh a wooded region away from any population with few structures present. This tornado moved into Sevier County, AR.

Tornado, Sevier

When
April 23, 3:56 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
Where
Sevier County, 5 mi WSW of Horatio
Rating
F1
Path length
12.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.900, -94.433

Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of a multicellular squall line which moved east across the area. Both the supercells and squall line produced tornadoes. Damage consisted mainly of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. Shingles were partially removed from one roof and a swing set was tossed 100 feet at another home. This tornado moved into Sevier County, AR from Little River County, AR.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5140421, 5140422.