Thunderstorm Wind — Logan, Arkansas

2008-06-01 · near Paris, Logan, Arkansas

Event narrative

Six houses suffered major damage, 20 had moderate damage, and 27 had minor damage. Four businesses had major damage, including a car dealership, two shop buildings, and a lumber company. At the car dealership, 37 cars were damaged, primarily due to flying debris and the collapse of three concrete block walls of an adjacent building. Three other businesses suffered moderate damage, and six had minor damage. Many trees were blown down, some of which fell on houses. Arkansas' second-oldest cherry tree was toppled. Many power lines were blown down and about 40 utility poles had to be replaced.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked into Arkansas from near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. As the MCS progressed to the east across the state, there were strong to damaging winds along the leading edge of it. A large area of rain followed it.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 119174. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.