Thunderstorm Wind — Pope, Arkansas

2025-04-30 · near Oakland Hgts, Pope, Arkansas

Event narrative

A large tree was blown down on top of a car crushing it at Arkansas Tech.

Wider weather episode

A round of severe weather moved into Arkansas on the evening of April 30th into the 1st of May. Damaging winds were the primary threat over the western two-thirds of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.