A tornado has been confirmed in Baxter County from Friday night’s storm activity. The National Weather Service’s survey crew confirms an EF-1 tornado in Gamaliel.
According to the survey report, the tornado touched down Friday night at 8:45 two miles west of Gamaliel Landing. It traveled a half mile with a width of 150 yards for approximately one minute.
The EF-1 category is classified by the National Weather Service when wind speeds reach anywhere from 86 to 110 miles per hour. As a result, several trees were either snapped or uprooted with minor damage to a local church and damage to a garage and outbuilding.
Crews remain in the field and will likely remain in the Twin Lakes Area during the next few days to survey and rate the damage.
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