1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 14, 1:55 PM CST, 12 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 255 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001 SATELLITE/RADAR LOOKING MORE CONVECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT AS SYSTEM ALOFT IN SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES EAST AND INTERACTS WITH WARM FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. ON SUNDAY...COLD FRONT IN PLAINS WILL PUSH INTO STATE...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. AS FAR AS TIMING...LOOKS LIKE FRONT WILL MAKE IT THROUGH NORTH/CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME CLEARING/BREEZY CONDITIONS BEHIND FRONT. KEPT CLOUDS/CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTH MOST OF THE DAY. THROUGH SUNDAY...ATMOSPHERE RATHER UNSTABLE WITH STORMS THAT DEVELOP POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. APPEARS THAT LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. COLD FRONT TO SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH CLEARING/COOLER WEATHER. DRY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST ON MONDAY AS WELL. MUCH STRONGER FRONT/CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO ARKANSAS FROM NORTH MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. SOME CLOUDS/FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER AIR. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A FREEZE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN COUNTIES...WITH SOME FROST POSSIBLE CENTRAL/SOUTH. WARMUP WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY/FRIDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSHOWERS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. (46) .LIT...NONE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
1042 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0933 PM 1 S REDFIELD AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/14/01 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0940 PM WHITE HALL AR 60-70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/14/01 JEFFERSON
SPOTTERS REPORTED
0943 PM PINE BLUFF AR TORNADO
04/14/01 JEFFERSON POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1000 PM GRANNIS AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/14/01 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM ALTHEIMER AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM PINE BLUFF AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM WHITE HALL AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
44PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FORMAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1042 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0933 PM 1 S REDFIELD AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/14/01 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0940 PM WHITE HALL AR 60-70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/14/01 JEFFERSON SPOTTERS REPORTED
0943 PM PINE BLUFF AR TORNADO
04/14/01 JEFFERSON POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1000 PM GRANNIS AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/14/01 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM ALTHEIMER AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM PINE BLUFF AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1007 PM WHITE HALL AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT m
44ARZ003>005-012-013-021>023-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-151000- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1118 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN... CENTRAL...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT. ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS LATER TONIGHT. ALSO...A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES ACROSS ARKANSAS. MEANWHILE...A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE PLAINS STATES IS FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSER TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS NOW OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS COULD AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. STORM SPOTTERS...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...CABLE TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 44
ARZ003>007-015-150700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1204 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 400 AM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 400 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISON TO MELBOURNE TO CAVE CITY. IN THE WATCH AREA...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. BE READY TO FIND A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...CABLE TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 7 44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1225 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 PM 4 SE DE WITT AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 ARKANSAS TREES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1040 PM PINE BLUFF AR WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01 JEFFERSON ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
BUILDINGS. ROOF WAS BLOWN
OFF A HARDWARE STORE AT THE
INTERSECKTION OF HWY 365 AND
65. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
44ARZ012-021-022-030-037-038-040-041-150800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 102 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 600 AM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 600 AM THIS EASTER SUNDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT IDA TO JASPER. IN THE WATCH AREA...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THIS WILL REACH WESTERN ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN WESTERN ARKANSAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. BE READY TO FIND A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA OR THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...CABLE TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 400 AM CDT. && 29
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two buildings sustained minor wind damage from severe thunderstorms that moved through the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2001
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: 5241736.