Thunderstorm Wind in Drew County, Arkansas

A tree was blown down across Highway 425.

From June 5-10, a northwest flow pattern set up across Arkansas and surrounding areas. This occurs as upper level high pressure is situated across the western US while an upper trough or area of low pressure is in place across the eastern US. Hot and dry conditions are found beneath the ridge to the west while cooler conditions are found to the east. On a daily basis, thunderstorms developed across the Central/Southern Plains then traversed the northwest flow to the southeast across parts of Arkansas. Much of the state saw rain, but the heaviest amounts occurred across western Arkansas. Northeast portions of the state again saw the least amount of rainfall.

One of the larger clusters arrived during the morning of the 10th. Two to more than four inches of rain dumped from west central into much of southern Arkansas. Muddy Creek flowed over Highway 298 near Story (Montgomery County).

Farther south, straight-line winds downed trees (with some trees blocking roads) at Arkadelphia and Gum Springs (both in Clark County) and west of Warren (Bradley County). A video from a small plane showed a narrow swath of crop damage outside of Winchester (Drew County).