Thunderstorm Wind — Hot Spring, Arkansas

2024-08-16 · near Caney, Hot Spring, Arkansas

$100K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Corrected for time. The person reported multiple trees down between Bismarck and Deroche especially on Hwy 84. There were reportedly trees on some homes as well. The person measured 50 mph winds on his personal weather station.

Wider weather episode

High pressure was over Texas in tandem with northwesterly flow on the east side of the high brought a disturbance through Arkansas leading to severe thunderstorms that tracked from northwest to southeast across the state. At the surface, a cold front boundary provided a lifting mechanism for the thunderstorms as the boundary moved from north to south across the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208064. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.