Thunderstorm Wind in Pope County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 18, 2024 · Pope County, Arkansas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several large tree limbs were blown down in the community of Shiloh near the city of Russellville.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Taral (35.3300, -93.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211672. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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