Thunderstorm Wind — Madison, Arkansas

2021-05-03 · near Boston, Madison, Arkansas

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees along County Road 4845, south of Boston.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed across portions of northwestern Arkansas during the evening of the 3rd, along and east of a stationary front that stretched across the area. The air mass across much of northwestern Arkansas became very unstable ahead of the storms, and wind shear across the region increased as an upper level disturbance approached from the west. These conditions supported the development of bowing line segments, which produced several tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.