Episode narrative: A powerful storm system and associated upper trough propagated across the Central Plains into the the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms developed in response to the passing trough triggering strong to severe thunderstorms across Arkansas.

Tornado event in PULASKI County, ARKANSAS
Start: 31-MAR-23 13:18:00
End: 31-MAR-23 13:47:00
Direct deaths: 0
Property damage: 85.71M
Event narrative: This tornado started just southwest of the Colonel  Glenn and Marsh Road intersection in Martindale, west of Marsh road,  uprooting trees and ripping a portion of a roof off an outbuilding.  The tornado then continued northeast across a forested area,  uprooting several more trees before crossing into a neighborhood off  Capitol Hill Boulevard near Hartford and Denver Streets. More  trees were uprooted as it moved northeast towards Kanis Road. 

The tornado rapidly intensified as it passed northeast over Chenal  Parkway, severely damaging several apartment buildings off of Napa  Valley Drive. The most severe residential damage occurred at these  apartments, and along and west of North Shackleford Road along  Jamestown Drive and Cobble Hill Road. Most exterior walls had  collapsed on several homes, leaving just some interior walls  standing.

The tornado then crossed Interstate 430 near the North Rodney Parham Road  interchange, damaging a shopping center and a Kroger. Between Interstate 430  and Cantrell Road, many homes and apartments were severely damage,  with roofs ripped off and hundreds of trees uprooted. The tornado  crossed Cantrell Road near Foxtrot Road, damaging more apartments  and many businesses. Between Cantrell Road and the Arkansas River,  many more homes were damaged from the tornado winds or trees falling onto those homes in the Cammack Village neighborhood. Before crossing the river, many trees were uprooted or trunks snapped at Murray Park. The tornado then uprooted or snapped hundreds, if not thousands of trees at Burns Park, both north and south of Interstate 40. The tornado crossed Interstate 40 just west of exit 150, passing over ball fields and recreation areas west of Military Drive. A new fire station still under construction was also damaged along Military Drive.

The tornado then passed over MacArther Drive near the Military Drive  intersection in Amboy, severely damaging many more homes and businesses. Several more homes and apartments were damaged between Military Drive  and Remount Road, with the tornado passing over Remount Road between  Kierre Drive and Camp Robinson Road. Most of the damage in these areas  consisted of severe roof damage and uprooted trees, though there were  some homes who completely lost their roofs. 

The tornado then moved into the Indian Hills neighborhood of North Little  Rock, with more damaged roofs. A few homes along Flintrock Road near  Osage Drive lost their entire roofs, along with many homes damaged by trees falling onto homes. The tornado seemed to weaken a bit as it passed over North Hills Boulevard, with some less severe roof damage and many uprooted trees. The tornado crossed over John F. Kennedy Boulevard near Club Road, traveling northeast through Sherwood generally along Lee Avenue, damaging many more homes as it continued towards Kiehl Avenue. The tornado crossed over Kiehl Avenue near Northgate Drive and Woodridge Lane, damaging more homes and some businesses. This tornado passed over Brockington Road north of Kiehl Avenue, ripping a roof off an apartment building along Calloway Avenue, then passing over Indianhead Lake uprooting several more trees and damaging more roofs.

The tornado then passed over rural marsh land just northwest of U.S. Highway 67 near the Interstate 440 interchange, uprooting more trees before crossing U.S. Highway 67 near the Redmond Road exit at Jacksonville. A tractor-trailer was flipped over along U.S. Highway 67, along with damage to signage along the road. The tornado moved over the ball fields south of Redmond Road, then into some neighborhoods where the tornado seemed to strengthen, severely damaging more homes and businesses along Stone and McHenry Streets, Eastview Drive and South 1st Street. A church was completely destroyed along North Elm Street south of Graham Road. More homes were damaged north of Graham Road west of J. P. Wright Loop Road before the tornado passed over the Holland Bottoms State Wildlife Area west of Kerr Station Road. Many trees were snapped or uprooted in this wildlife area. This tornado was rated an EF3 with maximum estimated winds of 165 mph within Pulaski County. This tornado continued into Lonoke County.