Thunderstorm Wind — Sharp, Arkansas

2024-05-26 · near Hardy, Sharp, Arkansas

Event narrative

The damage found was consistent with a macroburst with

damage oriented from west and southwest to east and northeast

over a large swath of around 3 miles by over 7 miles in dimension

approximately. Wind damage was first noted along Acres Road,

north of Hwy 63. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along

the swath of damaging winds from Ozark Acres to the Williford area.

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 1181944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.