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Unincorporated community
Ferguson, Arkansas Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Ferguson, Arkansas Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Phillips
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	57748

Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. 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. 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). The tornado knocked down trees, power lines, telephone poles, road signs, and irrigation facilities.