Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 17, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, Magnolia
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -93.230
Power outages in town resulted from trees being blown over onto power lines.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 17, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 3
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.
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:40 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 17, 4:25 AM CST
- Where
- Union County, 1 mi W of El Dorado
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -92.680
Trees and power lines were toppled resulting in numerous power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 17, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Union County, 8 mi S of El Dorado
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -92.670
Trees were blown down across Hwy 82.
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
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Indiana, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 17, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, June 17, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 17, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 17, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 1997
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: 5604624, 5604625, 5604626.