Thunderstorm Wind — Garland, Arkansas
June 5, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Garland
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and power lines around the 2400 block of Park Ave. (Arkansas Highway 7) in Hot Springs. Traffic came to a halt on the highway due to the fallen trees. A 25 year-old woman, who was stopped in traffic, was killed when another tree fell, crushing the cab of the pickup truck she was driving. No one else was in the vehicle.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.