Thunderstorm Wind in Craighead County, Arkansas
Thunderstorm Wind March 15, 2026 · Craighead County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Straight line winds knocked down a tree, a utility pole, and caused outbuilding damage on Rogers Chapel Road. A tree was uprooted, and an outbuilding was damaged on CR 910. Some shingles were ripped off a house on CR 910.
The wider storm
A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward. Mid-level heights also began to fall Sunday afternoon as impressive kinematics overspread the region. Moderately steep mid-level lapse rates greater than 7 C/km, along with SBCAPE values of 750-1200 J/kg and storm relative helicity values upwards of 300 m2/s2 developed ahead of the cold front. An impressive line of storms formed along and ahead of the cold front, producing a half dozen weak tornadoes, 75+ mph wind gusts, and large hail across the Mid-South.
Began near Whitburg (35.8527, -90.5978).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326542. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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