Thunderstorm Wind — Saline, Arkansas

2024-08-18 · near Benton Saline Co Arp, Saline, Arkansas

Event narrative

Several trees and powerlines blown down near the intersection of AR State Highway 5 and McGee Road near the city of Benton.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.6000, -92.6000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211709. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.