Power Outage in Stuttgart, AR

Power poles were blown down just to the southwest of Stinking Bay.

Trees and powerlines were down across Highway 169 due to the weight of freezing rain accumulation.

A large pole barn was completely destroyed and electrical transmission line towers were knocked down. The likely cause of damage that initiated the collapse of the electrical transmission line towers was a large lofted shipping container that collided with the base of one of the towers. Other damage included downed smaller power poles and minor roof damage to a home.

Several powerlines and power poles were down south of Stuttgart.

Powerlines and power poles were downed by thunderstorm winds. There was also a tornado warning in effect at the time, but they needed to wait for the water to recede and road conditions to improve to investigate if there was any additional damage. There was no damage to any structures.

Trees and power lines were downed in St. Charles.

Randolph County Emergency Manager reported power lines down and blocking a portion of Highway 304, about five miles out of Pocahontas.

Considerable tree and power line damage occurred near the intersection of Hwy. 33 and 153 west of Crocketts Bluff.

Power poles were knocked down throughout the city of Stuttgart.

Trees and power lines were down near Highway 276.

Freezing rain accumulations of one third to over one half of an inch were observed across the county. Many residents lost power due to downed power lines and snapped power poles.

A power pole was blown down onto a car and several tree limbs were knocked down.

Several trees and power lines were downed south of DeWitt.

Power poles were broken off, and trees and power lines were blown down on U.S. 79 between Stuttgart and Ulm.

The tornado initially destroyed a shed and carport. Farther to the northeast, windows were broken in a house and pieces of wood were driven into the house's siding, and a shed was destroyed. A mobile home was rolled over, causing its destruction. Many of its contents were thrown out into a field. Near the DeWitt airport, a metal building was destroyed, the wall of a second metal building was pushed in, and much of the roof was torn off a tractor shed. Near the end of the tornado's path, trees and power poles were blown down.

The tornado initially destroyed a shed and carport. Farther to the northeast, windows were broken in a house and pieces of wood were driven into the house's siding, and a shed was destroyed. A mobile home was rolled over, causing its destruction. Many of its contents were thrown out into a field. Near the DeWitt airport, a metal building was destroyed, the wall of a second metal building was pushed in, and much of the roof was torn off a tractor shed. Near the end of the tornado's path, trees and power poles were blown down.

This tornado exited Jefferson County west-northwest of Anrep and entered Arkansas County southwest of Hamptons Reservoir. In Arkansas County, much of the track of the tornado was through the Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area. Many trees were blown down. Two mobile homes suffered damage, power poles were blown down, and a farm equipment building was damaged.

This tornado exited Jefferson County west-northwest of Anrep and entered Arkansas County southwest of Hamptons Reservoir. In Arkansas County, much of the track of the tornado was through the Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area. Many trees were blown down. Two mobile homes suffered damage, power poles were blown down, and a farm equipment building was damaged.

A power line was blown down, causing outages in St. Charles.

Trees were blown down, as were a couple of power lines. One house was damaged by a falling tree.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees and power lines. Nine houses suffered major damage and five houses had minor damage due to the falling trees. The major area of damage encompassed more than 90 blocks in Stuttgart.

A tornado began in southeastern Arkansas County, northeast of Arkansas Post. Initially, the tornado was weak and its track was mostly over open farm land. The porch of an old mobile home, being used as a hunting camp, was torn off. The tornado soon moved into the White River National Wildlife Refuge and intensified greatly. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that 1750 acres of timber were destroyed within the refuge. Most of these old-growth trees were snapped off. Three families were camping at Jacks Bay in the refuge. No one was injured, but the campers were unable to exit the refuge because Jacks Bay Road, the only road out of that section of the refuge, was blocked by fallen trees. It took several hours for county, state, and federal crews to reopen the road. Altogether, they had to cut trees off 2537 feet of roadway. A few of the falling trees knocked down power lines. The tornado crossed the White River, into Phillips County, east-northeast of Weber. ||This tornado was destined to be one for the record books. The total path length in Arkansas and Phillips counties was by far the longest tornado track ever recorded in Arkansas during the month of July. Also, it was only the eighth tornado in Arkansas history to achieve a rating of F2/EF2 in the month of July.

A tornado began in southeastern Arkansas County, northeast of Arkansas Post. Initially, the tornado was weak and its track was mostly over open farm land. The porch of an old mobile home, being used as a hunting camp, was torn off. The tornado soon moved into the White River National Wildlife Refuge and intensified greatly. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that 1750 acres of timber were destroyed within the refuge. Most of these old-growth trees were snapped off. Three families were camping at Jacks Bay in the refuge. No one was injured, but the campers were unable to exit the refuge because Jacks Bay Road, the only road out of that section of the refuge, was blocked by fallen trees. It took several hours for county, state, and federal crews to reopen the road. Altogether, they had to cut trees off 2537 feet of roadway. A few of the falling trees knocked down power lines. The tornado crossed the White River, into Phillips County, east-northeast of Weber. ||This tornado was destined to be one for the record books. The total path length in Arkansas and Phillips counties was by far the longest tornado track ever recorded in Arkansas during the month of July. Also, it was only the eighth tornado in Arkansas history to achieve a rating of F2/EF2 in the month of July.

Trees and power lines were reported down.

Power lines were down near the intersection of Arkansas Highway 343 and 152.

Some trees and power lines were blown down in the Stuttgart area.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Arkansas County.

Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines and large tree limbs.

The month started with seasonal heat on the 5th, and afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s. High soil moisture levels contributed to elevated humidity, and this created heat index values from the mid 90s to around 105 degrees. There was some relief coming from the north. Decaying thunderstorms in Missouri sent cool outflow toward Arkansas, and this triggered new storms north of Little Rock (Pulaski County).||Once storms materialized across the north, they were severe in some cases. Trees and/or power lines were downed at Ash Flat (Sharp County) and five miles northeast of Pocahontas (Randolph County). Flash flooding was reported along Highway 115 just north of Pocahontas (Randolph County). Lightning sparked two house fires in Maynard (Randolph County).||Some locations in the northern half of the state received one to two inches of rain. Eight miles southwest of Hardy (Sharp County) 1.82 inches fell, 1.81 inches a few miles south of Bruno (Marion County), 1.57 inches about five miles northeast of Scranton (Logan County), and 1.55 inches at Mountain View (Stone County). These totals occurred in a twenty four hour period ending at 700 am CDT on the 6th.

A cluster of fast-moving severe thunderstorms produced straight-line wind gusts up to 80 mph and caused extensive damage in Arkansas County. Damage was first noted about 4 miles southwest of Lodge Corner where power lines were downed. Farther east, a number of trees were knocked down, with one tree on a parsonage. Tin was removed from a roof about 2 miles east of Bayou Meto. About 4 miles south of DeWitt, a storage shed was tipped over and a hay barn was destroyed. A little farther east, several power poles were blown down roughly 4 miles northwest of Deluce. In Deluce, a large tree fell on the roof of a building, with windows blown out of several buildings. Also, a shed collapsed on a combine and power poles and lines were downed.

Thunderstorm winds caused power poles to lean near Lodges Corner.