Thunderstorm Wind — Independence, Arkansas

2012-09-07 · near Batesville Regl Arpt, Independence, Arkansas

$2.0M

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Three hangars were destroyed and a couple of others were damaged by flying debris. Part of one hangar ended up in U.S. 167 adjacent to the airport, closing the highway until the debris could be removed. Additional debris ended up against a business and a truck across U.S. 167 from the airport. Four airplanes were damaged or destroyed. Power poles were blown down.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved through Arkansas on the 7th, causing numerous severe thunderstorms to occur. Wind damage was widespread. Approximately 80,000 electric customers lost service; this was about four times the number of outages that Tropical Depression Isaac produced in Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 398401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.