2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 7:45 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 845 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2001 UPDATED ZONES TO WORD PCP AS SCT NEAR FRONT. CONVECTION DECIDED TO GET GOING ALONG THE BOUNDARY AFTER SUNSET AND EXTENDS FROM SW MO/NW CORNER OF ARKANSAS TO BIG COMPLEX NEAR OKC. SVR THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT PCP MAY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR AND MAY NEED TO UPDATE LATER TO RAISE POPS IN THE SOUTH. /13 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:30 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
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, August 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: 5265085, 5265086, 5265087.