Thunderstorm Wind, Yell
- When
- August 11, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Yell County, Ola
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -93.220
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 11, 1996
Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. Some of the trees fell onto a few houses and cars, causing additional damage.
Where it happened
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- 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 LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. Some of the trees fell onto a few houses and cars, causing additional damage. Several street signs were also blown down.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:54 UTC.
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
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, August 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, August 11 to 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 11, 1996
More
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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: 5565689.