Thunderstorm Wind — Marion, Arkansas

2023-07-30 · near Peel, Marion, Arkansas

Event narrative

We had 2200 power outages reported in northwest Marion County, with most locations completely without power from Peel south towards Summit.

Wider weather episode

Severe weather made it into places near the Missouri border during the evening of the 29th. Trees were flattened at Ash Flat (Sharp County), Black Rock (Lawrence County), and Gamaliel (Baxter County). Early on the 31st, power outages were widespread in Boone and Marion Counties (due to lightning and wind). A shed was destroyed at Damascus (Van Buren County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125096. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.