Thunderstorm Wind — Sebastian, Arkansas

2024-08-16 · near South Ft Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines onto portions of Free Ferry Road, Country Club Avenue, Kinkead Avenue, and Zero Street in Fort Smith.

Wider weather episode

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed into northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 16th, and became more widespread across northwestern Arkansas during the evening and overnight hours. The atmosphere became very unstable during the late afternoon over northwestern Arkansas, and deep layer wind shear increased over the region during the evening with the approach of an upper level disturbance. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across northwestern Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208686. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.