Thunderstorm Wind — Dallas, Arkansas

2018-12-01 · near Holly Spgs, Dallas, Arkansas

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were reported down.

Wider weather episode

The month began with a severe weather episode across northern and western Arkansas that started on November 30th. There were quite a few reports of wind damage during the wee hours of December 1st. The most extensive destruction was at Ash Flat (Sharp County), with roofs off of buildings, a storage building thrown, and trailers tossed across a parking lot into a ditch. Winds were likely over 80 mph. A 67 mph wind gust was measured at Flippin (Marion County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 795229. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.