Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- August 4, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, 2 mi NW of Camden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -92.850
Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a power line on Highway 24 just northwest of Camden. 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in Camden in less than an hour, with some street flooding reported.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 knocked a tree onto a power line on Highway 24 just northwest of Camden. 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in Camden in less than an hour, with some street flooding reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Ouachita
- When
- August 4, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, Camden
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in California, August 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, August 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 4, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, August 1998
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: 5665106, 5665105.