The day of the 22nd began cloudy, chilly, and foggy across most of Arkansas. During the day, however, much warmer air surged northward across much of the state. In the evening, a cold front plowed into the warmth and moisture, triggering severe thunderstorms and seven tornadoes.

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOKER
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:33:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: PECKERWOOD LAKE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOKER
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:02:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOOD HOPE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down on Arkansas 57 at White Oak Lake.

Funnel Cloud in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:05:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WRIGHT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:13:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: REDFIELD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator estimated thunderstorm winds around 70 mph.

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:25:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: FERDA
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail from quarter to walnut size fell on Arkansas 15.

Funnel Cloud in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:26:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: FERDA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:37:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: COY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:50:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:59:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLOVAK
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:03:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: PECKERWOOD LAKE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: STAR CITY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Trees were blown down.

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOKER
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOKER
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Funnel Cloud in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:20:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:30:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLOVAK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:37:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: LA GRUE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Funnel Cloud in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:52:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIEDENSTRICKER
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:55:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: DELIGHT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and power lines were blown down west of Delight.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 21:35:00 to 22-JAN-12 21:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: WARREN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Thunderstorm wind damage occurred several places in Warren. An awning was blown off a store, trees and power lines were blown down, part of a metal roof was blown off a house, and a canoe was blown off a storage rack at a business.

Tornado in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:21:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAMPTONS RES
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado exited Jefferson County west-northwest of Anrep and entered Arkansas County southwest of Hamptons Reservoir. In Arkansas County, much of the track of the tornado was through the Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area. Many trees were blown down. Two mobile homes suffered damage, power poles were blown down, and a farm equipment building was damaged.

Hail in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:19:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAVEL HILL
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter to half dollar size hail fell.

Hail in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:29:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOLLY SPGS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:29:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKPORT
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:38:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROYAL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 18:52:00 to 22-JAN-12 18:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAVEL RIDGE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:03:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: JACKSONVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:04:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG HILL
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:45:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: ONE HORSE STORE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado initially destroyed a shed and carport. Farther to the northeast, windows were broken in a house and pieces of wood were driven into the house's siding, and a shed was destroyed. A mobile home was rolled over, causing its destruction. Many of its contents were thrown out into a field. Near the DeWitt airport, a metal building was destroyed, the wall of a second metal building was pushed in, and much of the roof was torn off a tractor shed. Near the end of the tornado's path, trees and power poles were blown down.

Hail in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: OIL TROUGH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:10:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: CABOT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWPORT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWPORT
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail from golf ball to baseball size fell in Newport.

Hail in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: TUCKERMAN
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:26:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: FERDA
Magnitude: 4.25 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail from half dollar size to softball size fell.

Hail in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:30:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENGLAND
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:56:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINEBERGEN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm Wind in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:13:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONOKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees and some power lines were blown down near Arkansas 31.

Hail in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:15:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRIFFITH SPGS
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:26:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRINKLEY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:30:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRINKLEY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tornado in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:13:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE BAY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF1 tornado tracked through timber lands in Calhoun County. Most of the damage consisted of trees being blown down or having their tops taken off. The tornado exited Calhoun County north-northwest of Thornton and entered Dallas County west-southwest of Beech Grove.

Hail in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: JUNET
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail cracked the windshield of an amateur radio operator.

Tornado in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:36:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: OLENA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Initially, the tornado badly damaged an old barn and tore the tin off a tractor shed. North of DeWitt, four large, steel transmission towers were blown down, an elevator was blown off some grain bins, a roof was damaged, and a travel trailer was overturned. Farther to the northeast, a truck trailer was blown over, trees were blown down, and tin was blown off roofs.

Tornado in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:15:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: SWEDEN
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF2 tornado began near Sweden. Initially, it severely damaged a large metal building, draped a radio tower over the building, damaged farm machinery and grain trucks, and damaged a gas line. Nearby, several large grain bins were destroyed. Two irrigation pivots were overturned. An old house was crushed by a large tree that fell. The tornado exited Jefferson County west-northwest of Anrep and entered Arkansas County southwest of Hamptons Reservoir.

Tornado in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:17:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEECH GROVE
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 4.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado exited Calhoun County north-northwest of Thornton and entered Dallas County west-southwest of Beech Grove. Soon after entering the county, the tornado increased to EF2 intensity. The clubhouse at the Fordyce Country Club was badly damaged and the bathhouse was blown into the swimming pool. The tornado then knocked down two large, steel power transmission towers, causing the transmission lines to fall across Arkansas 273, where a motorist ran into them. Next, the tornado tracked through the northern side of Fordyce, where the damage was the most extensive. A damage survey by the American Red Cross indicated 11 single family dwellings (including 3 mobile homes) were destroyed, 6 had major damage, and 5 had minor damage. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down. The tornado exited Dallas County north of the Fordyce airport and entered Cleveland County west-northwest of Kingsland.

Tornado in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 20:05:00 to 22-JAN-12 20:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: LINWOOD
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 175.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

At a large farming operation, a shed was thrown over the top of a farm shop, damaging the roof of the shop. In addition, an empty 12,000 gallon fuel tank was overturned and rolled out into a flooded farm field. Nearby, the foundation of a concrete block house was damaged. Along U.S. 65, limbs were blown down next to a church. At the Arkansas River levee, an irrigation pivot was overturned and torn apart.

Tornado in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 21:03:00 to 22-JAN-12 21:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: RAGTOWN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A large shed was flipped over the top of a quonset-shaped farm shop. Large holes were ripped into the sides of the shop. An irrigation pivot was overturned, tin was torn off tractor sheds and other types of sheds, and power poles and trees were blown down. The tornado exited Monroe County south-southeast of Palmer and entered Phillips County southwest of Postelle.

Tornado in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:27:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: KINGSLAND
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado exited Dallas County north of the Fordyce airport and entered Cleveland County west-northwest of Kingsland. In Cleveland County, the tornado destroyed a church that had stood since 1852. A mobile home was destroyed, with a mattress hung up in a tree. Another mobile home had its roof taken off. Hundreds of trees were blown down. The tornado ended near the Saline River, in the Channings Ferry area.

Tornado in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-JAN-12 19:29:00 to 22-JAN-12 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: TOMBERLIN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief EF1 tornado overturned an irrigation pivot and shoved it into a ditch. Some limbs were broken off in a tree line.