Thunderstorm Wind — Howard, Arkansas

2025-08-19 · near Athens, Howard, Arkansas

Event narrative

A large tree fell on a home along Highway 84 in the Athens community, and hail was also reported with the size unknown.

Wider weather episode

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms developed near a surface frontal boundary and a decaying MCV across central and western Arkansas in the early afternoon on August 19th. Farther southwest, convection was slower to develop but increased in coverage through the afternoon. Shear was quite weak as were mid-level lapse rates. However, a very moist air mass fueled 2000-3000 J/kg MLCAPE. With surface temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees, steep low-level lapse rates allowed for efficient microburst production with the stronger storm cores. As a result, an isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging wind gusts and small hail in northern Howard County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290359. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.