Thunderstorm Wind — Baxter, Arkansas

2024-09-20 · near Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas

Event narrative

A tree was blown down onto a powerline near the town of Mountain Home.

Wider weather episode

A short wave in the upper level flow pattern would position over the Central Plains region of the CONUS in tandem with an approaching cold front that would move into out of southern Missouri into northern Arkansas. A few severe thunderstorms would develop along the cold front across northern Arkansas with damaging winds and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.