Tornadoes · United States · Arkansas · 2013
EF0 tornado, Bredlow Corner to Wampoo, Arkansas, January 29, 2013
From Bredlow Corner to Wampoo, this EF0 tornado ran 5.3 miles across Pulaski County on January 29, 2013, touching down at 8:01 PM CST and reaching 50 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $10,000 of property damage.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF0
- Date
- January 29, 2013
- Touchdown
- 8:01 PM CST (02:01 UTC)
- Lifted
- 8:06 PM CST (02:06 UTC)
- On the ground
- 5 minutes
- Path length
- 5.3 miles (8.4 km)
- Path width
- 50 yards (46 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- County
- Pulaski County
- Touchdown point
- 34.499, -92.101
- Lift-off point
- 34.547, -92.030
- Record number
- 1301292001-01
What the Weather Service recorded
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the 29th, and a few of the storms became severe. There was spotty wind damage and a couple of weak tornadoes.
An EF0 tornado blew down a few trees and took part of the roof off an old barn. This same barn lost part of its roof in a tornado on April 25, 2011.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Moderate Risk, with a 0.15 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 00:54 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jan 29, 6:00 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 6:00 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 600 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 .AVIATION... OVERALL MVFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING TO EARLY OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AS THEY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH VARIABLE WINDS AND SCATTERED IFR CEILINGS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS WILL BE SEEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN BECOME WEST AT 10 TO 25 KNOTS. CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY RISE BEHIND THE FRONT FROM MVFR TO VFR DURING THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. (59) && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 244 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ .DISCUSSION... TOR WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN AR...WHILE CONVECTION HAS BEEN LIGHT OVER CENTRAL AREAS...WHILE A BIT MORE IN THE LAST HOUR OR TWO OVER WESTERN AREAS. EARLIER DID SEE SOME SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS OVER OK AND MO...BUT AT THIS TIME...OVERCAST CLOUDS HAVE HELD INSTABILITY AT LOWER LEVELS. THE COLD FRONT WAS CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL MO...SW TO EASTERN OK...SW TO N TX. PLENTY OF MOISTURE WAS STREAMING INTO AR WITH SURFACE DEW POINT TEMPS IN THE 60S...WHILE SOUNDING PRECIP WATER VALUES WERE OVER ONE INCH. WIND PROFILES DO SHOW PLENTY OF WIND ENERGY WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OF 30-50 KNOTS...WHILE SOME VEERING IN THE PROFILE...HENCE SOME RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY. THE TIMING OF COLD FRONT REMAINS VERY CLOSE TO EARLIER FORECAST PROGRESSION...THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN OK TO NEAR NW AR TO MO. THEN FAR WEST AR BY 2 TO 4 PM. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST AND REACH THE LITTLE ROCK AREA AROUND 00Z TO 02Z (6 PM TO 9 PM CST)...THEN EASTERN AR 9 PM TO AROUND MID NIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL BE SEEN WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND DUE TO LOADED ATMOSPHERE...COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...THOUGH INSTABILITY IS LACKING. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED ALONG AND A BIT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH LAKE WIND AND WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WITH THE FRONT...PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WEST...THEN THIS EVENING IN CENTRAL AREAS...WHILE LATER THIS EVENING TO EARLY OVERNIGHT OVER EASTERN AREAS. DO HAVE MENTION OF SEVERE STORMS OVER ALL OF CWA DUE TO EXPECTED STRONG CONVECTION. INSTABILITY REMAINS A KEY FACTOR...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE TOO STRONG OF THE LOW LEVEL JET WHICH COULD SHEER STORMS BEFORE THEY GET THE HEIGHT NEEDED FOR VERY STRONG AND LONG LIVED CONVECTION. SPIN UP MESOS WILL BE SEEN...BUT DEPTH MAY BE HELD AT BAY. CONVECTION WILL BE PUSHING EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT SHOULD SEE SOME WRAP AROUND AND STATUS OVER NORTHERN AR ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT ALL PUSHES EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EVENING. THEN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A BIT COOLER TEMPS INITIALLY...THEN A WARM UP THROUGH LATE WEEK. A WEAK AND MOSTLY DRY FRONT LATE THURSDAY TO FRIDAY...WITH VERY LIMITED MOISTURE. MAINLY CLOUDS A COOLER TEMPS WITH A NW TO NW SURFACE FLOW. && .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE STATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING DUE TO THE NORTHWEST FLOW...AND KEPT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY. HOWEVER...SUBTROPICAL JET WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND HELP BRING MOISTURE BACK TO THE STATE. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE BACK IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY...AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE NEAR NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 46 52 28 54 / 100 20 0 10 CAMDEN AR 47 57 32 61 / 100 10 0 0 HARRISON AR 36 44 26 53 / 70 20 0 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 45 54 31 59 / 100 10 0 0 LITTLE ROCK AR 47 54 31 58 / 100 10 0 0 MONTICELLO AR 50 57 33 59 / 100 10 0 0 MOUNT IDA AR 43 53 29 59 / 90 10 0 0 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 39 48 26 53 / 90 20 0 10 NEWPORT AR 48 53 29 54 / 100 20 0 10 PINE BLUFF AR 49 55 32 58 / 100 10 0 0 RUSSELLVILLE AR 43 52 28 58 / 90 20 0 10 SEARCY AR 45 51 28 55 / 100 20 0 10 STUTTGART AR 48 53 30 56 / 100 10 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ARKANSAS-DESHA-DREW- INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-LONOKE-MONROE-PRAIRIE- SHARP-WHITE-WOODRUFF. LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BAXTER-BOONE- BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-FAULKNER- FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-IZARD-JOHNSON-LOGAN-MARION- MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE- SCOTT-SEARCY-STONE-VAN BUREN-YELL. && SHORT TERM...59 / LONG TERM...58
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:00 AM CST, 15 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 500 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-301100- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE- WOODRUFF-YELL- 500 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY. THE SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TOWARD ARKANSAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...THE FRONT WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION...WITH A LINE OF STORMS EVOLVING. THE LINE WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST...AND WILL MAKE IT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOT OF WIND ENERGY SURROUNDING THE FRONT...AND STORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE QUICKLY AT MORE THAN 50 MPH. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 60 TO 80 MPH IN SOME CASES. THIS IS ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TREES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE NOW FOLLOWING A WIDESPREAD DROUGHT AND HEAVY SNOW DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS COULD CERTAINLY PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE...IT IS ALONG THE LINE OF STORMS WHERE WIND DAMAGE SHOULD BE MOST CONCENTRATED. WINDS WILL ALSO TURN SOMEWHAT WITH HEIGHT...AND THIS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED TORNADOES. ANY TORNADOES WOULD BE MOST LIKELY IN STORMS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE...OR WHERE THERE IS NO COMPETITION FOR AVAILABLE ENERGY. THE ONLY INHIBITING FACTOR IS INSTABILITY. THE BIG SYSTEM ALOFT DRIVING THIS EVENT WILL LAG A BIT TO THE WEST. THE SYSTEM WILL BE SURROUNDED BY COOLER AIR OVERHEAD...AND THAT WILL BE DELAYED. WHILE IT WILL BE PLENTY WARM AND UNSTABLE TOWARD THE GROUND...A LACK OF COOLING UPSTAIRS WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE MARGINALLY UNSTABLE...AND THIS COULD HELP REDUCE INSTANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER. OTHER THAN SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR HEAVY RAIN. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE IMPRESSIVE...AND TWO TO THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THIS WILL MAKE THUNDERSTORMS EFFICIENT RAINMAKERS. IN GENERAL...RAINFALL SHOULD AVERAGE A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF. HOWEVER...TWO TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS COULD MATERIALIZE IN PARTS OF THE NORTH AND WEST WHERE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WIND AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 46
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 29, 6:34 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
634 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
ARZ013-300105-
SEARCY AR-
634 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEARCY COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CST...
AT 629 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 4 MILES SOUTH OF EULA...OR 15
MILES WEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARSHALL... ZACK... WITTS SPRING...
WATTS... THOLA... POINT PETER...
MAUMEE... MARSENA... KAY...
IMO... EVENING STAR... EULA...
ELBERTA... DUFF... BOHANNON...
SNOWBALL... SILVER HILL... MORNING STAR...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS
LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3606 9242 3601 9241 3586 9242 3572 9285
3573 9286 3588 9295 3590 9294 3607 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 231DEG 40KT 3587 9284
58Special weather statement, Jan 29, 6:39 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 639 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ARZ039-042-043-054-300110- GARLAND AR-HOT SPRING AR-PERRY AR-SALINE AR- 639 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE...SOUTHERN PERRY...NORTHWESTERN HOT SPRING AND EASTERN GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CST... AT 638 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF LAKE LAGO TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF LOFTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PINEY... LAKE HAMILTON... HOT SPRINGS... ROCKWELL... MOUNTAIN PINE... LOFTON... LAKE WINONA... LAKE LAGO... LAKE CORONADO... LAKE CATHERINE... LAKE BALBOA... JESSIEVILLE... HOT SPGS VILLAGE... HOT SPRINGS NATL PARK... HOT SPRINGS MEM FLD... WILSON SPRINGS... SUNSHINE... REFORM... THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3486 9304 3485 9270 3431 9294 3431 9334 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 238DEG 40KT 3478 9294 3436 9321 58
The air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), 00:00Z
2.0 hours before the tornado, 196 km from the path. January 30, 2013.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 784 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 997 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 508 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 586 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.5
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.1 K/km
The surface observations
Little Rock/Adams (LIT), 28 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 02:01 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
This ground now
The live radar over the trackEvery 2013 tornado in ArkansasEvery tornado in Arkansas since 1950Warnings in force in Arkansas nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of January 29, 2013
20 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29 | 6:48 AM CST | EF1 | Logan, OK | 1.1 | 40 | $200,000 | ||
| January 29 | 11:00 AM CST | EF1 | Cedar, MO | 2.7 | 200 | $100,000 | ||
| January 29 | 11:15 AM CST | EF1 | St. Clair, MO | 8.6 | 400 | $225,000 | ||
| January 29 | 2:55 PM CST | EF2 | Crawford, OK to AR | 9.0 | 700 | $20,000 | ||
| January 29 | 3:14 PM CST | EF1 | Warren, MO | 1.2 | 40 | |||
| January 29 | 3:34 PM CST | EF1 | Washington, AR | 4.2 | 400 | $500,000 | ||
| January 29 | 3:36 PM CST | EF0 | Lincoln, MO | 1.7 | 30 | |||
| January 29 | 3:57 PM CST | EF1 | Madison, AR | 2.0 | 350 | $250,000 | ||
| January 29 | 6:15 PM CST | EF0 | Wood, TX | 0.2 | 325 | $5,000 | ||
| January 29 | 6:48 PM CST | EF0 | Bolivar, MS | 0.5 | 50 | $5,000 | ||
| January 29 | 8:14 PM CST | EF1 | Ripley, MO | 0.3 | 100 | $100,000 | ||
| January 29 | 8:45 PM CST | EF2 | Butler, MO | 3.4 | 100 | $60,000 | ||
| January 29 | 8:51 PM CST | EF0 | Drew, AR | 3.6 | 50 | $20,000 | ||
| January 29 | 9:13 PM CST | EF1 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 5.5 | 100 | $250,000 | ||
| January 29 | 9:13 PM CST | EF1 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 6.8 | 100 | $80,000 | ||
| January 29 | 9:36 PM CST | EF2 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 5.4 | 100 | $250,000 | ||
| January 29 | 9:38 PM CST | EF0 | Franklin, IL | 0.6 | 75 | |||
| January 29 | 10:16 PM CST | EF2 | Saline, IL | 1.0 | 125 | 2 | $200,000 | |
| January 29 | 11:10 PM CST | EF1 | Bolivar, MS | 5.5 | 150 | $175,000 | ||
| January 29 | 11:36 PM CST | EF0 | Calloway, KY | 2.1 | 100 | $25,000 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.