Thunderstorm Wind — Little River, Arkansas

2024-05-30 · near Foreman, Little River, Arkansas

Event narrative

Trees downed throughout Little River County.

Wider weather episode

Remnants of a pre-dawn mesoscale convective system (MCS) that developed over the southern High Plains propagated downstream into the Ark-La-Tex region during the afternoon hours on May 30th. Diurnal heating and weak convective inhibition allowed for renewed development of severe thunderstorms along the leading edge of this long-lived MCS. Surface temperatures warmed into the 80s ahead of this convection across North Louisiana and South Arkansas, which contributed to MLCAPE values on the order of 1500-2000 J/kg within a modestly sheared environment. Additionally, a shortwave trough associated with this convection promoted further advancement downstream into an air mass that was supportive of robust updrafts. As a result, isolated severe thunderstorms affected parts of Little River County Arkansas with sporadic reports of damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187772. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.