Thunderstorm Wind — Dallas, Arkansas

2018-06-13 · near Willow, Dallas, Arkansas

Event narrative

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Wider weather episode

Ahead of the front, storms became widespread over the southern half of the state on the 13th. There were numerous instances of severe weather, with mainly tree damage reported at multiple locations.

There was also a weak tornado (the 25th of the year in Arkansas) witnessed between Des Arc and Little Dixie (both in Prairie County). The tornado (rated EF0) tracked one mile and was on the ground for fourteen minutes. The only damage was to a pumping station in a field. This was not a typical springtime tornado associated with a mesocyclone (a circulation that extends thousands of feet into the atmosphere). Instead, this landspout was shallow and mostly below the cloud base. Two days later, another landspout was reported five miles west of Wynne (Cross County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 768302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.