Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Arkansas
Thunderstorm Wind March 15, 2026 · Lawrence County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Union Pacific Railroad Weather Station measured a wind gust of 77 mph near Minturn.
The wider storm
A deepening surface low pressure system was centered over Illinois and an attendant cold front extended south-southwestward sweeping from west to east across Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of March 15, 2026. Multiple severe thunderstorms developed in a well-defined warm sector positioned across the state where storms matured and quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes.
Began near Minturn (35.9800, -91.0300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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