Little Rock–Jacksonville tornado, 31 March 2023 — video still at 0:00Photo: Todd Yakoubian (YouTube source) · Source. Still image; lossless WebP conversion.- Location
- Little Rock–Jacksonville, Arkansas
- Official rating
- EF3 Damage-based rating
- Local time · 31 March 2023
- 14:18–14:58 CDT (UTC−5)
- UTC
- 2023-03-31 19:18 – 2023-03-31 19:58 UTC
- Time on the ground
- 40 minutes
- Track length
- 34.4 mi
- Maximum width
- 600 yd
- Survey wind estimate
- 165 mph
Event & radar context
Facts follow the NWS survey update of 7 April 2023, which extended the beginning of the track southwestward. The tornado crossed the Little Rock metropolitan area and continued into Lonoke County.
Interpreting the rating
F, EF and IF are different damage-rating scales. Original source labels are preserved. Badge colours group the numerical categories for browsing; they do not imply identical wind thresholds. Radar products do not directly establish the damage rating.
Event facts: National Weather Service review ↗