Thunderstorm Wind in Desha County, Arkansas
Thunderstorm Wind March 15, 2026 · Desha County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Mesonet station ARDO7 at Arkansas Highway 165 in Pendleton measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph.
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 Pendleton (33.9800, -91.3800).
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 1324060. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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