Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- April 19, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Combs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -93.830
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 19, 1996
Severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the evening of April 19th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Combs, and hail up to half dollar size fell in Fort Smith.
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
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the evening of April 19th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Combs, and hail up to half dollar size fell in Fort Smith. Dime to quarter size hail fell at several other locations in northwest Arkansas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Hail in Texas, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Indiana, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 1996
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: 5564908.