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The '''2023 Wynne-Parkin tornado''' happened during the afternoon of March 31, 2023, aswas a large, deadly, and destructive rain-wrapped wedge [[tornado]] that struck the cities and communities of [[Wynne, Arkansas|Wynne]], [[Parkin, Arkansas|Parkin]], [[Earle, Arkansas|Earle]], [[Turrell, Arkansas|Turrell]], and [[Drummonds, Tennessee|Drummonds]] in [[Arkansas]] and [[Tennessee]] on the afternoon of March 31, 2023. The tornado caused considerable damage to Wynne and significant to severe damage to areas around the northeastern Arkansas and Westernwestern Tennessee, killing four people, injuring 16 others, and causing $150.5 million in damage. The tornado lastedwas on the ground for 1 hour and, 24 minutes and had a total path length of 73 miles (117 km), with a total path width of 1,600 yards (1,500 m).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tennessee |first=National Weather Service Memphis |date=2023-04-24 |title=March 31, 2023 Mid-South Tornado Outbreak |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b081d8c52514b73a83f194c794380ae |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en-US}}</ref>
This tornado was a part of the historic [[Tornadotornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023]], and it was the costliest tornado of the outbreak,. itsIt was also the second-longest tracked tornado of the outbreak, behind the [[Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023#Bethel Springs–Adamsville–Hookers Bend–Hohenwald, Tennessee|Bethel Springs, EF3 tornado]]. The tornado was also the second-largest tornado in the outbreak.
The tornado touched down at 4:30 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CDT]] a few miles southwest of Wynne, quickly intensifying to [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF2]] strength. It uprooted and snapped multiple trees and power lines, caused severe damage to a farmhouse, and destroyed some outbuildings. The tornado briefly weakened before restrengtheningre-strengthening to EF2 intensity, causing significant damage to a farmstead and destroying more barns. The tornado entered Wynne at mid-range EF3 strength, destroying mobile homes and leveling poorly built structures. Wynne High School sustained major damage, and many businesses and churches were heavily damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in Wynne. Afterward, the tornado primarily traversed through open land, snapping or uprooting trees and power poles and overturning irrigation systems, with strength ranging from EF1 to EF2. The tornado restrengthenedre-strengthened to EF3 intensity near the [[Mississippi River]], snapping and debarking multiple trees. After crossing the river, it gradually weakened before dissipating a few miles northwest of [[Brighton, Tennessee|Brighton]] at 5:54 p.m.
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