Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, United States

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. At 6:30 PM on April 26, 2011, a tornado – part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak

April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak

An extremely large and violent tornado outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded, and popularly known as the 2011 Super Outbreak, occurred from April 25 to 28, 2011. The outbreak affected the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States, leaving catastrophic destruction in...

 – hit Ferguson and travelled along Arkansas Highway 44 toward Coahoma, Mississippi

Coahoma, Mississippi

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. The tornado was rated EF-0

Enhanced Fujita Scale

The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...

with winds at 80 mile per hour, a width of 200 yards (182.9 m), that traveled a path of 17.8 miles (28.6 km). The tornado knocked down trees, power lines, telephone poles, road signs, and irrigation facilities.