000 NWUS54 KLZK 050219 LSRLZK PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 919 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0909 AM TORNADO NW WHELEN SPRINGS 33.83N 93.13W 04/04/2011 F1 CLARK AR NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR WHELEN SPRINGS THEN MOVED EAST OF TOWN BEFORE LIFTING. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. OTHER POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED. ONE HOME HAD SOME SHINGLES AND A TV ANTENNA BLOWN OF THE ROOF...WITH SOME SIDING ALSO TORN OFF. A LARGE TREE FELL AND CHRUSHED A TRACTOR SHED. A CANNING SHED WAS DESTROYED CAUSING MASON JARS TO SCATTER. THE TORNADO BEGAN 0.5 MI NW OF WHELEN SPRINGS AND ENDED 3.6 MI E OF WHELEN SPRINGS. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 4 MILES. && $$ 224