Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- June 19, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Bloomer
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.150
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 19, 1996
Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the early morning of June 19th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew a truck off the road at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 540 in Van Buren, and the strong winds also damaged roofs and downed power lines in Van Buren.
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
- $100
- 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 moved across northwest Arkansas during the early morning of June 19th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew a truck off the road at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 540 in Van Buren, and the strong winds also damaged roofs and downed power lines in Van Buren. Strong thunderstorm winds in Alma blew the roof off a pizza place, damaged the roof of a home, and downed trees. Trees were also blown down in Barling, 1 mile north of Lavaca, and along State Highway 22 near Bloomer, and large tree limbs were blown down in Greenwood. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 67 miles an hour at the Fort Smith Municipal Airport 4 miles southeast of Fort Smith and to 65 miles an hour in Fort Smith.
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
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 19, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 19, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 19, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Iowa, June 19 to 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1996
- Hail in Iowa, June 19, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, June 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: 5565536.