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
Corrects previous non-severe thunderstorm wind gust from this site as mesonet from Pendleton record measured 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 1326483. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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