MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997 May 16;46(19):412-6.
On March 1, 1997, approximately nine tornadoes originating from two separate thunderstorms swept across Arkansas, from Hempstead County in the southwest to Clay County in the northeast (approximately 260 miles). The tornadoes caused 26 deaths and an estimated $115 million in property damage, reflecting damage to residences, nonresidential buildings, bridges, and roads and agriculture and timber losses. The strongest tornadoes touched down southwest of Little Rock in Clark, Saline, and Pulaski counties; the estimated widths of the tornado paths ranged from 1/2 to 1 mile, and wind speeds were > 200 miles per hour (National Weather Service [NWS], unpublished data, 1997). This report summarizes circumstances of the tornado-associated fatalities from information collected by the American Red Cross (ARC); 14 of the 26 fatalities occurred among persons who were in mobile homes.
1997年3月1日，大约9场源自两场独立雷暴的龙卷风席卷了阿肯色州，从西南部的亨普斯特德县到东北部的克莱县（约260英里）。龙卷风造成26人死亡，财产损失估计达1.15亿美元，包括住宅、非住宅建筑、桥梁、道路受损以及农业和木材损失。最强的龙卷风在克拉克县、萨林县和普拉斯基县的小石城西南部登陆；龙卷风路径的估计宽度为半英里到1英里，风速超过每小时200英里（国家气象局 [NWS]，未公布数据，1997年）。本报告根据美国红十字会（ARC）收集的信息总结了与龙卷风相关的死亡情况；26名遇难者中有14人是在移动房屋中的人员。
