Thunderstorm Wind — Craighead, Arkansas

2014-06-05 · near Bono, Craighead, Arkansas

Event narrative

Straight line winds produced widespread wind damage across Craighead County. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. Some trees fell onto vehicles, homes and across roads producing damage. One tree fell onto a home in Jonesboro killing the occupant. Shingles were also blown off of roofs. Numerous buildings in Jonesboro sustained roof damage. Damage also occurred to the tower of the courthouse. One plane sustained damage at the Jonesboro airport. A train with 38 cars derailed in Otwell due to the winds.

Wider weather episode

A stalled front was located across Southern Missouri during the late evening hours of June 4th into the early morning hours of June 5th. Showers and thunderstorms developed across Southwest Missouri during the morning hours. The MCS gained momentum as it moved into a warm and unstable atmosphere south of the stalled front. The MCS produced a derecho across Northeast Arkansas into the West Tennessee during the afternoon hours. Widespread damaging winds and some flash flooding occurred with the derecho. In addition, two fatalities and at least three injuries occurred as a result of the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 524503. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.