Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- November 8, 11:25 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 5 mi E of Jefferson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.383, -92.083
Damaging Wind in Arkansas, November 8, 2000
which is on the Arkansas River about 5 miles east of Jefferson.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 LZK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were measured at Lock and Dam Number 5...which is on the Arkansas River about 5 miles east of Jefferson.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 8, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 8, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 8, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, November 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 8, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, November 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, November 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 8 to 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, November 2000
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: 5160147.