Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- August 2, 4:24 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Huntington
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -94.270
Several trees were blown over in Huntington.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 2, 1998
Summary of events for August 2 1998:An isolated severe thunderstorm formed over southern Sebastian County on the afternoon of August 2. This storm formed near a weak north-south trough where southwest and southeast winds met.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for August 2 1998:An isolated severe thunderstorm formed over southern Sebastian County on the afternoon of August 2. This storm formed near a weak north-south trough where southwest and southeast winds met. The storm initially formed a core aloft which then "dropped" to the ground, producing damaging outflow winds.Late in the evening, a short line of thunderstorms formed along an advancing outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms in the northeast corner of Oklahoma. This line became severe as it moved across far northern Benton County, producing wind damage near Pea Ridge and Garfield.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 2, 9:54 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Pea Ridge
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -94.120
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Pea Ridge.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 2, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Garfield
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -93.970
Several large tree were blown down, and one large tree was blown onto a roadway, blocking traffic
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
- Heat in Texas, August 2, 1998
- Wildfire and Heavy Rain in Washington, August 2 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 2, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 2 to 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 2, 1998
- Flooding in North Dakota, August 2 to 31, 1998
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: 5665447, 5665448, 5665449.