Power Outage in Piggott, AR

A macroburst struck eastern Clay County with damaging winds. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down from Pollard to Piggott continuing to the Missouri state line. A commercial building roof was damaged near Piggott. Several homes suffered roof damage.

The one fatality was east of Knobel Arkansas near the intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 135 in a mobile home. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged as the tornado tracked toward the St. Francis River. The path was intermittent. The tornado continued into Dunklin County.

Straight line winds produced damage from northwest of Piggott to south of Rector. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. In addition, a roof turbine was blown off in Rector.

A tornado briefly touched down southwest of the Corning Municipal Airport and traveled northeast across the northern portion of the airport. Two hangars were extensively damaged with a few others receiving minor damage. Many of the aircraft that were housed inside the hangar were heavily damaged as well. Two homes near the airport had windows blown out and a shed had the roof blown off. The tornado continued northeast crossing Highway 67. Power poles along the highway were knocked down. A clear path was seen in the bean field north of Highway 67. The tornado lifted near County Road 135. Large amounts of debris were found nearly 1.5 miles away from the airfield with one 930 pound piece of equipment found nearly a quarter of mile away from the building which it was being stored.

Straight line winds knocked down numerous power lines and trees in Piggott.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines in Piggot.

Straight line winds caused damage in downtown Piggott. Most of the damage occurred along South Front Street where a portion of the roof of the former Mohawk Pizza building was lifted from the structure and propelled across the tops of several nearby businesses. The mass of tin roofing and rafters was blown loose and across the top of the former cable office at the corner of South Front and West Court. The section then blew across the street and destroyed a power pole. The roof section then blew up and over the buildings in the next block north. Damage was sustained to the roofs of the BRAD Food Pantry, Front Street Pizza, Edmunds Heating and Cooling and Apex Glass. The twisted mass of roofing materials then came to rest at the corner of South Front and West Main streets. A storage barn was also destroyed at the rear of the city-owned building that formerly housed Print City. The roof of the local Subway was also heavily damaged. There was also damage to the roof of an unoccupied house on South Garfield. Around Piggott several privacy fences were blown down while siding and minor roof damage was common.

Straight line winds knocked down grain bins and lifted roofs from buildings in and around Corning. The winds also damaged homes, campers, sheds, and highway signs. Trees and power lines were also knocked down. Two Road Department buildings sustained damage as well as three Road Department trucks. A wall of a storage shed was knocked down and a chain link fence was damaged as well. A wind gauge located on a building at the Corning Airport measured 103 mph.

Power lines were knocked down county wide due to the strong winds.

Two inches of ice fell across Clay County along with an additional inch of snow. Widespread power outages occurred. One shelter was opened in Piggott. Roads impassable.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines in Piggott.

High winds from Tropical Storm Ike affected Clay County. Winds were estimated between 40 and 50 knots. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. Two injuries were reported in Piggott. One woman was injured from a falling board. Another man was injured from touching a power line when cleaning up debris.

Straight line winds sheared off the upper portion of a pine tree and struck a house on County Road 534. The eve trough was damaged as a result. Some shingle damage was also reported as well. A quarter mile west three barns were damaged at an unoccupied farm. Two were destroyed. The third barn had the front and rear doors blown out. In addition, an irrigation pivot was blown over and a power line was knocked down in the vicinity as well.

High winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county. In addition, a few road signs were damaged from the winds.

Several power lines were blown down.

Some power lines were blown down.

Some trees, power lines and power poles were knocked down.

A tree was blown down on top of a house. A few power lines were blown down.

A few structures were damaged. Several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the downed trees fell on houses and vehicles.

A small shed was blown over. A few homes lost some shingles off their roofs. Several carports were blown off. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.