Storm Damage, Strong Winds

Winds are diminishing across Central Arkansas this evening, but still some gusty winds can be expected through the evening. Earlier this morning and during the afternoon winds gusted to over 50 MPH in some spots, bringing down tree limbs and causing power outages. Here is a list from the National Weather Service of maximum wind gusts recorded today across the State. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 430 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...PEAK WIND GUSTS SINCE MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA... SHERIDAN.......................55 MPH STUTTGART......................50 MPH FLIPPIN........................50 MPH DEVILS KNOB RAWS...............50 MPH STUTTGART AIRPORT..............50 MPH LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD........49 MPH HOT SPRINGS....................46 MPH MOUNTAIN HOME..................46 MPH PINE BLUFF.....................46 MPH NEWPORT........................46 MPH HARRISON.......................45 MPH MONTICELLO.....................45 MPH LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE.....44 MPH BATESVILLE.....................44 MPH MENA...........................43 MPH NORTH LITTLE ROCK NWS..........43 MPH CLINTON........................43 MPH MONTICELLO RAWS................42 MPH SEARCY.........................41 MPH RUSSELLVILLE...................40 MPH BOONEVILLE RAWS................40 MPH CAMDEN.........................40 MPH MOUNT IDA......................38 MPH ARKADELPHIA....................36 MPH EVENING SHADE RAWS.............36 MPH GUY RAWS.......................35 MPH JESSIEVILLE RAWS...............34 MPH SILVER HILL RAWS...............34 MPH ODEN RAWS......................33 MPH ARMSTEAD MOUNTAIN RAWS.........31 MPH

 The same system that produced the strong winds today sent a cold front through Wednesday night, creating a line of storms that created wind damage in parts of the State. One EF1 tornado with winds of up to 95 MPH was confirmed by the National Weather Service near Sheridan in Grant County. The tornado hit shortly before 1:30 AM Thursday and destroyed one mobile home. Nobody was injured. Below is a map showing all the of the severe weather reports from Wednesday night. Most resulted from straight line winds.

Winds will diminish tonight with cold temperatures by tomorrow morning.