Thunderstorm Wind in Faulkner County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind June 12, 2009 · Faulkner County, Arkansas

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple of structures had portions of their roofs blown off, shingles were blown off several dozen residences, hundreds of large trees were blown down, tin roofs were blown off barns and outbuildings, and a couple of old farm buildings were blown down. Several houses were damaged by falling trees. The trailer of a parked tractor-trailer was overturned. Power lines were blown down.

The wider storm

A fast-moving line of thunderstorms, known as a derecho, rushed across Arkansas on the afternoon of the 12th. Widespread wind damage and one tornado resulted.

Began near Skunk Hollow (35.0599, -92.3847).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Conway County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 183531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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