Hail in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Hail August 7, 2023 · Van Buren County, Arkansas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tennis ball sized hail fell in the town of Chimes.

The wider storm

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved around the periphery of a high pressure system situated over the Gulf of Mexico. The boundary triggered scattered severe thunderstorms in northern Arkansas during the night-time hours bringing to large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding.

Began near Chimes (35.7000, -92.7400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1126241. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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