Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Arkansas
Thunderstorm Wind June 12, 2026 · Howard County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tree was blown down and blocked Highway 278 two miles southeast of Dierks. Wind gusts were estimated to be near 50 mph.
The wider storm
A small complex of showers and thunderstorms drifted south into McCurtain County Oklahoma and the northern sections of Southwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of June 12th, near a weak cold front and attendant upper level disturbance. This front, coupled with the weak disturbance aloft and weak low level forcing along the lead gust front, maintained these storms as they entered the northern sections of the region, and produced strong, gusty winds near 50 mph across Sevier and Howard Counties in Southwest Arkansas. These winds resulted in a few isolated downed trees near De Queen, Lockesburg, and Dierks around daybreak on the 12th, before diminishing later that morning.
Began near Dierks (34.1191, -93.9877).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1346818. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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