Thunderstorm Wind — Pope, Arkansas

2023-06-18 · near Dover, Pope, Arkansas

Event narrative

Power poles were snapped in the town of Dover.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moving across Oklahoma toward Arkansas interacted with a stalled front across southern Arkansas. Strong to severe storms were triggered along the boundary and the setup along the cold front prompted the development of clusters of thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and multiple tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1111671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.