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Thunderstorm Wind in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind June 2, 2018 · St. Francis County, Arkansas

100 mph

Estimated gust (87 kt)

Injury

$6.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees down in approximately a two mile swath from near Colt, Arkansas. The hangar at the Delta Regional Airport in Colt was destroyed. In addition, several trees fell on houses along the path and numerous homes had some roof damage. Some power poles were snapped in the damage path.

The wider storm

A strong upper level disturbance generated a severe bow echo across portions of northeast Arkansas during the late evening hours of June 2nd.

Began near Rosenbaum (35.1382, -90.8297).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 766594. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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