Power Outage in Gillett, AR

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Gillett area.

A couple of power poles were blown down around Gillett.

Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. Some houses suffered roof damage.

Trees and power lines were blown down. Gillett had no electricity.

The tornado moved from Desha County into Arkansas County about 8.3 miles south-southeast of Gillett. A few homes sustained minor damage, along with several camping trailers. Several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. A mobile home and several metal shop buildings were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also blown down. The tornado eventually dissipated about 6.2 miles south-southeast of Tichnor.

A weak tornado touched down in Arkansas County, roughly 2.8 miles north-northeast of Gillett. Winds were estimated to be 90 mph. The tornado destroyed an old barn, estimated to be at least 100 years old. One outbuilding was destroyed and several others were damaged. Tin was blown off some barn roofs and a few houses had shingles torn off. Hundreds of trees were knocked down or broken off. A few power poles were also knocked down. The tornado dissipated about 5.5 miles southeast of Ethel, near Bear Lake in the White River National Wildlife Refuge.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines.

A weak tornado touched down over southern Arkansas County and tracked eastward for about 2.9 miles before dissipating. The tornado tracked from west to east just to the north of Highway 144 south of Gillett. The tops of several trees were snapped off along the first mile of the tornado track. Several farm sheds and a utility shed were damaged near the intersection of Highway 144 and U.S. Highway 165. Several large trees were also blown down along with minor roof damage to a house. Just to the east of U.S. Highway 165, another house was damaged and two nearby storage buildings were destroyed. Some trees were blown down, along with several downed power poles.