Numerous supercell thunderstorms moved across Arkansas from the evening of the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th. These storms produced multiple weak tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across the state. The tornadoes and damaging wind gusts produced primarily light structural damage, and one of the hardest hit areas was a nursing home near Mountain Home that was heavily damaged by 85 mph straight line winds.

Flash Flood in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 14-APR-18 04:33:00 to 14-APR-18 04:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: KINGSLAND
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Arkansas Hwy 189 was closed to due flash flooding.

Tornado in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:13:00 to 13-APR-18 20:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: OPPELO
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Several trees were snapped or uprooted near Timberlake Reservoir, mainly confined to the Haynes Lane area.

Tornado in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:13:00 to 13-APR-18 21:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: EL PASO
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief tornado occurred along Bears Den Lane southeast of El Paso, AR, uprooting or snapping trees and damaging an outbuilding.

Tornado in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 18:51:00 to 13-APR-18 18:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODEN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A brief tornado was witnessed by Law Enforcement west of Pencil Bluff, or northwest of Oden in western Montgomery County. A cooperative observer also noted several trees down in the area of a shooting range in the Ouachita National Forest property nearby.

Hail in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 16:49:00 to 13-APR-18 16:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: OMAHA
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:20:00 to 13-APR-18 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEWISBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down between Morrilton and Plummerville.

Thunderstorm Wind in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:15:00 to 13-APR-18 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: OPPELO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were blown down near Oppelo.

Hail in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:15:00 to 13-APR-18 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLINTON MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:42:00 to 13-APR-18 20:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONWAY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 17:42:00 to 13-APR-18 17:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: OZONE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were down near Ozone.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:30:00 to 13-APR-18 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOUNTAIN HOME
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Utility poles were blown down. Several businesses sustained heavy damage. A nursing home lost part of its roof and had to be evacuated. The survey team found damage consistent with straight line or microburst winds, with sustained wind speeds estimated at 85-90 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:35:00 to 13-APR-18 20:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: STARK
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Trees and power lines were blown down, along roofs damaged. A boat dock was destroyed at Lacey's Narrows Marina.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:42:00 to 13-APR-18 20:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPRINGHILL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:43:00 to 13-APR-18 20:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRIM
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A chicken house was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:05:00 to 13-APR-18 20:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PERRY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Numerous trees were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:55:00 to 13-APR-18 20:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: MELROSE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and power lines were blown down along Arkansas Hwy 14.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:20:00 to 13-APR-18 21:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTER HILL
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A storm spotter estimated winds of 70 mph in Center Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:39:00 to 13-APR-18 21:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHARLOTTE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees were down along Hwy 25.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:56:00 to 13-APR-18 21:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: SWIFTON
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A roof was removed from a home in Swifton.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 23:34:00 to 13-APR-18 23:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSS RDS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were down across U.S. Hwy 278 west of Warren.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 14-APR-18 01:38:00 to 14-APR-18 01:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMPTER
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

National Weather Service damage survey concludes tree damage near Sumpter, AR was the result of damaging thunderstorm winds. Damage was concentrated near the intersection of Arkansas Hwy 8, Bradley County Rd 42, and Jimmy Senn Rd. Several trees were uprooted, mostly east of Arkansas Hwy 8, with a couple of trees snapped. A metal outbuilding was damaged at a home across from Sumpter Methodist Church. Some fence damage was noted as well, but no other significant structural damage was observed. Estimated maximum wind speed is 90 mph.

Flash Flood in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 14-APR-18 02:11:00 to 14-APR-18 02:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINE BLUFF
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Flash flooding occurred in Pine Bluff.

Flash Flood in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 14-APR-18 03:30:00 to 14-APR-18 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE WITT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flash flooding occurred in De Witt.

Flash Flood in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 14-APR-18 03:30:00 to 14-APR-18 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHERIDAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Flash flooding damaged roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:58:00 to 13-APR-18 21:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILLTOWN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm winds blew over part of an irrigation pivot near Tuckerman.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:40:00 to 13-APR-18 20:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONWAY
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Storm damage occurred at the University of Central Arkansas Campus Carmichael Hall.

Tornado in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 17:48:00 to 13-APR-18 17:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: OZONE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 20.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado developed just northwest of Ozone in northern Johnson county, just south of County Road 5420, knocking down several large pine trees. This tornado continued northeast through rural areas of the Ozark National Forest, continuing to knock down several pine and a few hardwood trees, including a few snapped trunks. This tornado lifted just east of Arkansas Hwy 21 near County Road 5571.

Tornado in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 19:45:00 to 13-APR-18 19:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: GAMALIEL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado touched down near the intersection of Arkansas Hwy 101 and County Road 804, with several trees either uprooted or trunks snapped. There was also some minor damage to a church, along with damage to a garage and outbuildings.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 17:42:00 to 13-APR-18 17:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: OZONE
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was recorded near Ozone.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 18:57:00 to 13-APR-18 18:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down on Hwy 270.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 18:44:00 to 13-APR-18 18:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOONEVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 19:22:00 to 13-APR-18 19:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAVANA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 13-APR-18 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ADONA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 17:22:00 to 13-APR-18 17:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: POTTER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Multiple residents were without power and downed trees were blocking roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 18:23:00 to 13-APR-18 18:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARTLEY
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Numerous trees were downed or snapped in the Shady Lake Recreation Area. Trees blocked roads and fell on structures.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 19:35:00 to 13-APR-18 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOUNTAIN HOME
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Reports were received of damage to multiple structures and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 21:54:00 to 13-APR-18 21:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: TUCKERMAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winds around 60 mph were estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 13-APR-18 18:39:00 to 13-APR-18 18:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREEN RIDGE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Mount Pleasant Rd. and Arkansas Hwy 80.