Power Outage in Kirby, AR

This tornado started just north of Kirby, completely destroying|two chicken houses on the west side of Arkansas Highway 27. The tornado|moved north-northeast along highway 27, causing moderate roof|damage to a home, and snapping several large trees at their|trunks. The tornado continued to move north-northeast,|paralleling Ebenezer Road where it did the most significant|damage. Several tree lines along the road had snapped trunks. A|mobile home on Ebenezer Road, which had securing tie-down straps,|was completely lofted, rolled, and tossed approximately 100 feet|into a tree line, completely destroying it. There were|4 occupants, two only had minor injuries. Farther east on|Ebenezer road, the tornado damaged a few more mobile homes. The|first one was shifted off of it's supporting blocks, and some|roof and siding damage was observed. There were three minor|injuries noted among the occupants, and were transported to a|local hospital. In the neighboring lot to the east, a large oak|tree was uprooted onto a brand new mobile home, smashing the|structure in the middle, twisting the supporting frame, snapping|two of the tie-down straps, and effectively destroying the unit.|There were no occupants at the time of the tornado. The tornado|continued moving northeast of Ebenezer road, snapping several|trees and power poles along the road. Damage was observed along|Mason Road, with numerous large trees uprooted and snapped. A few|large trees were blown onto a home on Mason Road, but only minor|damage was observed on the home. The tornado dissipated shortly|thereafter. This tornado was rated an EF2 with estimated peak winds|of 135 mph.

Trees and powerlines were blown down in Kirby.

Trees and power lines were down around Kirby.

The storm that produced a weak tornado to the northwest of Nathan in western Pike County spawned yet another weak tornado near Kirby. This new tornado damaged a barn at the Kirby School, as well as a backstop at the ball field. Before the tornado arrived, teachers at the school instructed students to go into the hallway and crouch down. No injuries occurred at the school. The tornado then tracked quickly toward Glenwood. Along the way, the tornado damaged barns, ripped roof shingles from homes, knocked down power lines and power poles and downed trees.