Thunderstorm Wind — Stone, Arkansas

2024-07-16 · near Fifty Six, Stone, Arkansas

Event narrative

Several trees fell near the intersection of Arkansas State Highway 14 and 87 near the town of Fifty-Six.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front, located near the Arkansas and Missouri borders, set the stage for a dangerous flood event to unfold on the night of the 16th into the morning of the 17th across north-central into central portions of Arkansas. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 9 inches were measured. This much rain in a relatively short amount of time lead to flash flooding, some of which was significant.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187508. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.