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Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind April 4, 2026 · Crawford County, Arkansas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roofs of several homes.

The wider storm

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 3rd, as a cold front moved into the area. These thunderstorms organized into a squall line as they moved through eastern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 3rd and into northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 4th. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind in Crawford and Sebastian Counties.

Began near Van Buren (35.4734, -94.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324643. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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