Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 26, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 3 mi E of Siloam Spgs
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -94.480
Several 4-6" diameter tree limbs were blown down along US Hwy 412.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 26, 1999
Summary for August 26 1999:An upper level disturbance moving south in northerly flow aloft combined with record high temperatures kicked off widely scattered thunderstorms in northwest Arkansas on the evening of August 26. These storms produced marginally severe wind reports.
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
- $600
- 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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary for August 26 1999:An upper level disturbance moving south in northerly flow aloft combined with record high temperatures kicked off widely scattered thunderstorms in northwest Arkansas on the evening of August 26. These storms produced marginally severe wind reports.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 26, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Charleston
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -94.030
Several trees were blown down.
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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Maryland, August 26, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26 to 27, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, August 26, 1999
- Strong Wind in California, August 26, 1999
- Flood and Waterspout in Ohio, August 26, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Pennsylvania, August 26 to 27, 1999
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: 5712745, 5712746.