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Wynne, Arkansas – Tipton County, Tennessee – EF3

31 March 2023 · KNQA · NEXRAD Level II
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Tornado details

Wynne, Arkansas – Tipton County, Tennessee · 31 March 2023

United States

Wynne tornado forming southwest of town, 31 March 2023 — video still
Wynne tornado forming southwest of town, 31 March 2023 — video stillPhoto: Connor — YouTube · Source · Copyrighted image; source information. Original size preserved; lossless WebP conversion.
Location
Wynne, Arkansas – Tipton County, Tennessee
Official rating
EF3 Damage-based rating
Local time · 31 March 2023
16:30–17:54 CDT (UTC−5)
UTC
2023-03-31 21:30 – 2023-03-31 22:54 UTC
Time on the ground
84 minutes
Track length
73 mi
Maximum width
1,600 yd
Survey wind estimate
150 mph

Event & radar context

The sequence covers the full NWS survey window, including the track across the Mississippi River into Tennessee. The separate Covington tornado began before this tornado dissipated.

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.

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