Arkansas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 · NWS TSA · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

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

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 9:30 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 9:30 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

CLOUDS CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWARD FROM TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA.  THIS IS HANDLED WELL IN THE CURRENT WORDING.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE TRENDS ARE ABOUT THE SAME AS TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...THE INCREASING CLOUDS SHOWN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY SUPPORTS
THE CURRENT HIGH TEMP FORECASTS...WHICH ARE A FEW DEGREES COOLER
THAN TUESDAY.  WILL STAY WITH POPS...BUT PUSH BACK THE TIMING IN THE
RDF FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES.  FTW RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS OR
SPRINKLES ALREADY MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA JUST WEST OF CHOCTAW
COUNTY.  HOWEVER...EXPECT THESE TO WEAKEN THROUGH NOON.  SIGNIFICANT
BREAK IN CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF THESE SHOWERS JUSTIFIES THE LOW POPS.

FCSTID = 2

.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carroll

When
August 29, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Green Forest
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.317, -93.450

Hail, Madison

When
August 29, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 3 mi SW of Forum
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
36.150, -93.750

Hail, Carroll

When
August 29, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Eureka Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.400, -93.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
August 29, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Benton County, Garfield
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.450, -93.967

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles per hour blew trees down and onto power lines causing power outages.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5265092, 5265094, 5265093, 5265095.