A potent upper-level trough progressed from the Four-Corners Region into the Texas Panhandle by late in the afternoon on March 2nd. Strong warm and moist air advection was ongoing in advance of the trough earlier in the morning. This resulted in scattered convection, but this had little effect on increasing instability through the afternoon as temperatures warmed into the mid and upper 70s to lower and mid 80s. Additionally, backing surface winds also promoted increasing low-level shear as well as deep-layer shear with a 50-60 knot low-level jet surging east ahead of the trough and advancing cold front. This environment was supportive of several supercells that developed by late afternoon into the early evening hours, producing several tornadoes in addition to large hail and damaging wind gusts. As the cold front surged east of I-35 by early in the evening, the storm mode eventually became more linear with an increasing threat of more widespread damaging winds along the complex of storms while the threats of large hail and isolated tornadoes continued through the end of the event.

Thunderstorm Wind in HEMPSTEAD, ARKANSAS
From 02-MAR-23 23:05:00 to 02-MAR-23 23:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: GUERNSEY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees downed along Highway 67 West.

Tornado in MILLER, ARKANSAS
From 02-MAR-23 17:58:00 to 02-MAR-23 18:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOGGY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 107 mph affected locations in central Miller County near the Sulphur River Wildlife Management Area and a handful of miles west/southwest of Fouke. The tornado began at the eastern end of Miller County Road 36 very weakly, but soon produced a lot of tree and structural damage along the southeastern terminus of Miller County Road 152. Here the tornado was its strongest and widest, reaching a peak width of around a quarter of a mile. There were several outbuildings damaged or mostly destroyed by the wind alone with some homes and other structures also damaged, but mainly due to impact from large limbs and trees falling on top of them. The tornado continued north for another half a mile before ending roughly as it crossed Miller County Road 151. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities associated with the tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, ARKANSAS
From 02-MAR-23 22:08:00 to 02-MAR-23 22:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: UMPIRE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several large limbs were downed on Parson Road in the Umpire community.

Thunderstorm Wind in SEVIER, ARKANSAS
From 02-MAR-23 21:46:00 to 02-MAR-23 21:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE QUEEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees and power lines downed in and around De Queen.

Thunderstorm Wind in HEMPSTEAD, ARKANSAS
From 02-MAR-23 22:42:00 to 02-MAR-23 22:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: BINGEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees downed near the intersection of Highway 27 South and County Road 351.