Thunderstorm Wind — St. Francis, Arkansas

2018-06-02 · near Rosenbaum, St. Francis, Arkansas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 766594. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.