Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 23, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- White County, Bald Knob
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -91.570
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 23, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs in Worden and blew down several trees and power lines in the Bald Knob area.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs in Worden and blew down several trees and power lines in the Bald Knob area.
The radar
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Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 23, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- White County, 1 mi E of Bald Knob
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -91.550
Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 23, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- White County, Worden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -91.500
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in New York, July 23, 1998
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- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 23, 1998
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 23, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, July 23, 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: 5663224, 5663313, 5663314.