Thunderstorm Wind — Baxter, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Briarcliff, Baxter, Arkansas

Event narrative

Numerous trees were blown down and numerous roofs damaged in the community of Briarcliff.

Wider weather episode

A couple long-tracked supercells moved across the northern two to three rows of counties during the predawn hours of the Memorial Day weekend. These storms triggered numerous tornadoes, some of which strong and long-lived, in addition to widespread straight-line wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179666. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.