Ferguson, Arkansas

Coordinates: 34°08′17″N 90°59′02″W / 34.13806°N 90.98389°W / 34.13806; -90.98389
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For the community in Miller County, see Ferguson Crossroads, Arkansas.

Ferguson
Unincorporated community
Ferguson is located in Arkansas
Ferguson
Ferguson
Ferguson's position in Arkansas.
Ferguson is located in the United States
Ferguson
Ferguson
Ferguson (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°08′17″N 90°59′02″W / 34.13806°N 90.98389°W / 34.13806; -90.98389
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyPhillips
Elevation
[1]
48 m (157 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID57748[1]

Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

At 6:30 PM on April 26, 2011, a tornado – part of the 2011 Super Outbreak – hit Ferguson and traveled along Arkansas Highway 44 toward Coahoma, Mississippi.[2][3] The tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated at 80 mph (130 km/h; 70 kn), a width of 200 yards (180 m), that traveled a path of 17.8 miles (28.6 km).[3] The tornado knocked down trees, power lines, telephone poles, road signs, and irrigation facilities.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferguson, Arkansas
  2. ^ http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=MEG&glossary=1 National Weather Service
  3. ^ a b c NWS Memphis Office Report


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