Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 15, 2001

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 15, 2001
Start: 2001-04-15T02:15
End: 2001-04-15T02:15
Location: Arkansas

April 15, 2001 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
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 forecasters said that day

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 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 1:55 PM CST, 12 hours 20 minutes before

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 9:42 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY 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

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 10:18 PM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

ARZ003>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.

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 11:04 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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
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Local storm report, Apr 14, 11:25 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 12:02 AM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

ARZ012-021-022-030-037-038-040-041-150800-

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.

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:03 AM CST, 12 minutes before

ARZ003>007-013>016-023>025-031>034-039-042>047-054-055-151000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
303 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2001

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN...
CENTRAL...AND EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 800 AM THIS EASTER SUNDAY
MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM MALVERN TO BRINKLEY. THIS INCLUDES THE LITTLE ROCK
METROPOLITAN AREA.

IN THE WATCH AREA...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
THE REST OF TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING
AND THIS WILL REACH INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND
EASTERN ARKANSAS DURING THE EARLY MORNING.

REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA.

PERSONS IN NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN ARKANSAS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER. 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 PARTS OF
WESTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 600 AM CDT.

&&

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The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: April 15, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Stone County, Fox
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.783, -92.300

Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a chicken house at Fox.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 2001

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: 5241739.