Thunderstorm Wind in Independence County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind March 7, 2026 · Independence County, Arkansas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees were blown down around the town of Batesville.

The wider storm

A series of cold fronts would move across Arkansas over this period of severe weather which brought large hail, damaging wind gusts, flash flooding, and even produced a tornado near Fordyce. This bout of severe weather was spread across the entire state of Arkansas over this period.

Began near Batesville (35.7900, -91.6100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Calhoun County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314356. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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