Hail — Montgomery, Arkansas

2024-03-14 · near Story, Montgomery, Arkansas

Event narrative

Ping-pong ball sized hail fell in the community of Story.

Wider weather episode

An Enhanced risk of severe weather was issued for a large part of northern and western Arkansas. The Enhanced risk would easily verify as a cold front careened into an unstable atmosphere in place across Arkansas. On March 14th, thunderstorms quickly developed ahead of the front with powerful updrafts and limited shear, but enough shear to produce a tornado in Hot Springs Village. Large hail and damaging winds became widespread across much of the state and the event turned into a flash flooding event as storms trained over the same locations across parts of central and southern Arkansas with efficient rainfall rates conducive for flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163435. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.