Thunderstorm Wind — Poinsett, Arkansas

2025-05-02 · near Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas

Event narrative

Trees down across Lepanto.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective vortex moved across the Lower Mississippi Valley in the early morning hours. A second area of convection developed over Central Arkansas and approached the Mid-South during the late morning and early afternoon. Surface-based instability flourished across the region along with supportive shear and steep lapse rates. As a result, thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail across eastern Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.