Thunderstorm Wind — Baxter, Arkansas

2023-07-14 · near Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A barn was overturned near the community of Whiteville.

Wider weather episode

Perhaps the most impactful severe weather in July spread from northwest into central and southeast sections of the state on the 14th/15th. Two to more than three inches of rain fell from Fort Smith (Sebastian County) to Waldron (Scott County) and Mena (Polk County).

Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County) had a gust of 58 mph. A tree fell on a camping vehicle at Diamond City (Boone County), and a barn was overturned near Whiteville (Baxter County). Trees were toppled near Fairview (Ouachita County).

There were spotty instances of hail/damaging wind across the northern and central counties on the 17th/18th.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.3200, -92.4600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123879. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.