Arkansas, 2001

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

or 2 miles east of Salesville. Several boat docks at the marina were also damaged by the wind.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged and eventually sank two houseboats at a marina on Lake Norfork about 4 miles northeast of Norfork...or 2 miles east of Salesville. Several boat docks at the marina were also damaged by the wind. In addition, a tree was downed onto a road sign along Highway 177.

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 Aug 29, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
325 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

PROBLEM TODAY IS THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AND AMOUNT OF RAIN
STARTING TONIGHT.

ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO ARKANSAS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH
CENTERED OVER EASTERN CANADA BRINGING CHANCES OF RAIN TO THE ENTIRE
AREA. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL SLOWLY
MAKE ITS WAY TO SOUTHERN MISSOURI ON SATURDAY AND THROUGH ARKANSAS
ON SUNDAY. CHANCES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS FRONT BRINGS
DRIER AND COOLER AIR TO THE AREA. LOWEST POPS WILL BE IN THE NORTH
WITH HIGHEST POPS IN THE SOUTH.

AVN MODEL HAS INITIALIZED WELL AND TENDS TO TAKE THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE. SOUTHERN
SECTIONS WILL SEE THE MOST RAIN...AND IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
THURSDAY. LATEST PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE IS 1.36 INCHES. UP TO 1
INCH OF RAIN ON AVERAGE COULD FALL ACROSS THE SOUTH SECTIONS ON
THURSDAY. MOISTURE DECREASES SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY BUT STILL 80 PERCENT
RH ACROSS ARKANSAS.

NGM MOS TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD. WILL STAY CLOSE TO THESE. WILL STAY
CLOSER TO MAV POPS HOWEVER.

.LIT...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 29, 2:50 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
350 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0150 PM    5 NW DEER                 AR   0.88 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   NEWTON                         REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

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The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When
August 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Baxter County, 4 mi NE of Norfork
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.233, -92.233

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.

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: 5266075.