Some early images from today’s tornado in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

The growing tornado, up close:

https://twitter.com/joeysulipeck/status/1244042536857014274

From rain free base to tornado, via an Arkansas DOT camera:

🌪️ CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Watch as a #tornado moved through the #Jonesboro, #Arkansas area moments ago on this @myARDOT traffic camera. #ARwx 🌪️ pic.twitter.com/CTj6BLDAIT

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) March 28, 2020

The tornado, from way too close:

Unreal up close footage from Said Said in Jonesboro. He owns the Triple S Phones shop and stated the tornado came VERY quick.

Scary footage. I can’t imagine. @ReedTimmerAccu @JimCantore #arwx pic.twitter.com/KFWqpdKbEx

— Zachary Hall (@WxZachary) March 28, 2020

Radar data have some correlation to tornado wind speeds:

The Jonesboro, AR tornado from a few minutes ago produced as TDS up to ~18,000 feet and a peak rotational velocity around 55 kt, placing it firmly in the EF3 range, which is also supported by analogous events. #arwx pic.twitter.com/NM27hZUal4

— Sam Emmerson (@ou_sams) March 28, 2020

Kevin realized that today’s synoptic pattern resembled that of the 1968 Jonesboro tornado:

https://twitter.com/wxkev/status/1244051931481264129

In the Plains, the dryline often serves as a focal point for convective initiation. It is quite rare to see a dryline propagate into Arkansas and Missouri:

On this episode of "find the dryline"… #MOwx pic.twitter.com/pWlvJvZzmg

— Matt Beitscher (@FMtheWeatherman) March 29, 2020

Damage at the airport, where the tornado passed very close by:

https://twitter.com/wxkev/status/1244052449662341120

Damage at the mall:

The mall in Jonesboro is destroyed. I am strangely thankful for this virus right now. The mall was unoccupied. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DZHm6ir5OQ

— 🐗 Kelly 🐗 (@randomuser27694) March 28, 2020