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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2024 · Franklin County, Arkansas

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and destroyed a small outbuilding.

The wider storm

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed into portions of northwestern Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of the 17th, as an upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts.

Began near Lonelm (35.5500, -93.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182542. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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