1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 3:10 AM CST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR ADVISORIES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 250 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001 ACTIVITY IN OK/TX SHUD HOLD TOGETHER (BUT WEAKEN) AND MAKE ITS WAY INTO AR LATER THIS MRNG AS CAP SLOWLY ERODES. BEST CHANCES WILL BE MIDDAY FOR MOST OF STATE WITH SYSTEM QUICKLY MOVING OUT OF AREA BY 00Z. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY CATEGORY CENTRAL AND NORTH AR LATER TODAY EVEN THOUGH UPPER SYSTEM COULD STILL PROVE TO BE TOO FAR NORTH FOR SUSTAINED CONVECTION OR SQUALL LINE IN AR JUST LIKE LAST WEEK. WHOLE STATE IS IN SLGT RISK CATEGORY FOR SVR WITH MAINLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL EXPECTED IN ISOLATED AREAS. AGAIN STRONGEST ACTIVITY SHUD BE IN NORTHERN AR CLOSER TO SFC AND UPPER SYSTEM. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT. ALSO HAVE ISSUED LAKE WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. .LIT...WIND ADVISORY NRN AR ZONES 3>6-12-13...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REST OF CWA TODAY.
ARZ003-012-021-030-037-040-041-052-111600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 618 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL NOON CDT... AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. SOME WILL CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE OR TWO TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING SET OFF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH INTO THE STATE TODAY. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS OR CABLE STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS BE ISSUED. 16
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-112000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1015 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH 3 PM... A COLD FRONT WAS APPROACHING WESTERN ARKANSAS FROM OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR WAS NOTED... WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AS OF 10 AM. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON... MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF MURFREESBORO AND PINE BLUFF. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA IS STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND. HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BE READY TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNE*D TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...CABLE TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 46
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
1037 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001
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1030 AM 3 E CLARKSVILLE AR 50 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/11/01 JOHNSON REPORTED BY
SPOTTERSThe Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds damaged the roof and siding of a house 5 miles north of Clarksville. Several trees were also blown down.
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