Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- July 2, 4:01 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 1 mi S of Siloam Spgs
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.166, -94.530
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 2, 2015
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the early evening hours of July 2nd, along and ahead of a weak, slow-moving cold front that stretched across southern Missouri and northern Oklahoma. The atmosphere south of the front was very unstable, allowing a couple of the storms that developed over Benton and Washington Counties to become severe with damaging wind.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $15,000
- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the early evening hours of July 2nd, along and ahead of a weak, slow-moving cold front that stretched across southern Missouri and northern Oklahoma. The atmosphere south of the front was very unstable, allowing a couple of the storms that developed over Benton and Washington Counties to become severe with damaging wind.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 2:11 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:11 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 311 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015 .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY...PRIMARILY A WIND-SHIFT LINE...WAS NOTED ACROSS NE OK EXTENDING INTO WRN OK. SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BUBBLE ACROSS SRN KS INTO NRN OK...AND THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY/COVERAGE AS IT ENCOUNTERS AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE (SURFACE-BASED CAPES 3500-4000 J/KG) ACROSS NE OK INTO NW AR. THE HIGH INSTABILITY AND DEEP MOISTURE CONTENT SUGGESTS THAT A FEW STRONG DOWNBURSTS MAY OCCUR WITH CONVECTION ALONG/NEAR THE WEAK FRONT INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH THE ACTIVITY GRADUALLY SINKING SWD AND WEAKENING AFTER SUNSET. THE FOCUS FOR MORE CONCENTRATED CONVECTION SHOULD SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER S INTO SE OK AND WRN AR FOR FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME INTENSIFICATION LIKELY INTO THE AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER UPPER WAVE SWINGS THROUGH IN THE NWLY FLOW ALOFT. A RETREATING SURFACE BOUNDARY ALONG WITH THE PERSISTENT NWLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS/STORMS THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. GIVEN THE HIGH FORECAST PRECIP-WATER VALUES (AROUND 2 INCHES)...AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE PRECIPITATION LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...ALTHOUGH LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING ANOTHER WEAK FRONT AND INCREASING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INTO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 72 88 69 89 / 60 60 50 30 FSM 74 86 70 88 / 70 70 60 40 MLC 73 84 69 87 / 70 60 60 50 BVO 68 87 66 89 / 40 50 40 20 FYV 69 83 64 84 / 60 70 50 30 BYV 68 81 64 83 / 60 60 50 30 MKO 71 84 69 87 / 60 70 50 30 MIO 68 86 67 89 / 40 60 40 20 F10 72 84 69 87 / 70 60 50 40 HHW 73 83 70 87 / 60 70 60 60 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...69 LONG TERM....18
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:51 PM CST, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
451 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031030-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
451 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NEAR A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHED
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE MAIN
SEVERE RISK WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SINK SOUTH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS...AND SLOWLY WEAKEN WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR A LARGE
PART OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING HEAVY RAINFALL...GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.
ADDITIONALLY...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RUNNING AROUND 2
INCHES. THE FLOODING THREAT WILL BE ENHANCED IN LOCATIONS WHERE
REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURED.
A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY WHICH WILL
TEMPER THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SOME DURING THE DAY. ANOTHER UPPER
WAVE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
RESULTING IN DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:54 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 354 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015 OKZ068-022145- CHEROKEE OK- 354 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 354 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PEGGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SCRAPER...ELDON AND PEGGS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. LAT...LON 3603 9512 3615 9511 3615 9481 3588 9482 TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 291DEG 14KT 3611 9507 69
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:08 PM CST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
408 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
ARZ001-010-OKZ063-069-022200-
WASHINGTON AR-BENTON AR-ADAIR OK-DELAWARE OK-
408 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
EASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 407 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH WEST CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 4 MILES SOUTH OF SILOAM SPRINGS...MOVING
EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...SILOAM SPRINGS...
BELLA VISTA...LOWELL...FARMINGTON...PRAIRIE GROVE...GENTRY...
TONTITOWN...BETHEL HEIGHTS...GRAVETTE...WEST FORK...CAVE SPRINGS...
DECATUR...GREENLAND...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...HIGHFILL AND WATTS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3658 9462 3650 9462 3650 9427 3648 9418
3586 9408 3605 9460 3660 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 292DEG 15KT 3649 9468
69Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:38 PM CST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
438 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
OKZ059-060-064-022230-
CREEK OK-TULSA OK-PAWNEE OK-
438 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TULSA...SOUTH CENTRAL
PAWNEE AND WESTERN CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 437 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF TERLTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...MANNFORD...DRUMRIGHT...OILTON...DEPEW...SHAMROCK AND SILVER
CITY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3616 9630 3607 9630 3608 9621 3570 9634
3584 9662 3616 9662 3616 9682 3618 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 299DEG 10KT 3610 9647
69The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 2, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 2 mi NW of Prairie Grove
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.001, -94.345
Strong thunderstorm wind damaged homes, destroyed a barn, and blew down trees onto homes.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, July 2 to 3, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 2 to 5, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 2, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 2 to 3, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, July 2 to 6, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 2 to 5, 2015
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 2 to 5, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 2, 2015
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: 592097, 592113.