Thunderstorm Wind, Desha
- When
- December 4, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Desha County
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -91.480
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, December 4, 1973
14 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Arkansas
- When
- December 4, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -91.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot
- When
- December 4, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Chicot County
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -91.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Independence
- When
- December 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Independence County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -91.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- December 4, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -91.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- December 4, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -90.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- December 4, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips County
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -90.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Cross
- When
- December 4, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cross County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -90.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett
- When
- December 4, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Poinsett County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -90.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Cross
- When
- December 4, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Cross County
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -91.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Craighead
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Craighead County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -90.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden
- When
- December 4, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Poinsett
- When
- December 4, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Poinsett County
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -90.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- December 4, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -90.050
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9980027, 9980028, 9980029, 9980030, 9980031, 9980032, 9980033, 9980034, 9980035, 9980036, 9980037, 9980038, 9980039, 9980040.