Arkansas, 2024Strong Wind in Arkansas, November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone
An increasing pressure gradient ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in gusty winds across east Arkansas and caused some damage in West Memphis.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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An increasing pressure gradient ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in gusty winds across east Arkansas and caused some damage in West Memphis.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 4, 11:36 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 11:36 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>Strong Wind, Crittenden
- When
- November 5, 3:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large tree was knocked down on a house at the corner of Princeton and Purdue streets.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223201.