The tornado, the first of the historic March 31 outbreak, would move through heavily populated areas of the Little Rock metro while also causing significant damage to multiple parks.

The system had the possibility for large hail initially, before transitioning into an environment supportive to the development of long-tracked and potentially violent tornadoes.

The tornado appeared to weaken at this point, producing less severe damage to homes and businesses, before ripping the roof off of an apartment and passing over Indianhead lake.

The tornado then exited residential areas and enter a marsh where further tree damage occurred, before crossing US 67 where a tractor-trailer was flipped.

Following this, the tornado re-entered populated areas and re-strengthened as more homes and businesses sustained severe damage, before completely destroying a church and entering Lonoke county in the Holland Bottoms wildlife preserve.

[1][2] The sole indirect fatality occurred in North Little Rock, where a man suffered a heart attack and failed to be revived after 30 minutes of CPR.

[8] 130,000 cubic yards (99,000 m3) of organic debris, including piles up to 20 feet (6.1 m) high at Reservoir Park, were collected in Little Rock.

[11] A representative of Little Rock's Walnut Valley stated that the recovery in the neighborhood, one of the most heavily affected out of the entire path, had been unsatisfactory.

[11] Over $489 million of insurance claims from Little Rock were paid by December 31, 2023, including from other area severe weather that day.