Hail — Lonoke, Arkansas

2024-08-18 · near Ward, Lonoke, Arkansas

Event narrative

Ping pong ball sized hail fell in the town of Ward.

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 1209922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.