Thunderstorm Wind in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind April 15, 2011 · St. Francis County, Arkansas

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A violent thunderstorm with downburst winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph lifted and rolled a double wide home on County Road 267 about 3 miles west of Caldwell. The mobile home traveled 70 feet where it finally landed on its roof. The mobile home was completely destroyed. A couple of vehicles were also heavily damaged. The downburst also removed a large part of the roofing material from the Country Hearth Inn near the interchange of Interstate 40 and Highway 1B in Forrest City.

The wider storm

A Strong area of low pressure in Oklahoma intensified and moved into the Mid Mississippi Valley on April 15, 2011. A warm front surged north through the Mid-South during the morning hours of April 15, 2011 kicking off a round of severe thunderstorms with multiple reports of damaging winds. Later that day a trailing cold front pushed across the region with another round of severe thunderstorms producing mainly large hail.

Began near Hawkins (35.0708, -90.8908).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 298271. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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