Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 9, 2001

Name: Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 9, 2001
Start: 2001-02-09T04:20
End: 2001-02-09T05:45
Location: Arkansas

February 9, 2001 · NWS TSA · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

7 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: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Feb 9, 4:00 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 4:00 AM CST, 20 minutes before

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 AM CST FRI FEB 9 2001

SEVERE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS RACING THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA
EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM EAST OF
MCALESTER NORTHEAST THROUGH DELAWARE COUNTY. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED
NEARLY 30 DEGREES WHEN THE FRONT CAME THROUGH TULSA SHORTLY
AFTER 1 AM...AND MUSKOGEE NOTED A 30 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURE IN
ABOUT A HALF HOUR AS THE FRONT MOVED THROUGH.

WILL CLEAR MANY OF THE COUNTIES IN THE TORNADO WATCH BOX...BY ZONE
ISSUANCE AS LINE IS THROUGH MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. WILL KEEP
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING THIS MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES WILL
JUST CONTINUE FALLING ACROSS NORTHWEST COUNTIES. PORTIONS OF OSAGE
COUNTY ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING NOW. BIG QUESTION WILL BE HOW LONG
PRECIPITATION LASTS. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT ICING
POTENTIAL. HOWEVER 06Z MESOETA SOUNDINGS INDICATE ENOUGH COLD AIR AT
THE SURFACE TO CREATE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW/SLEET AT LEAST OVER THE
FAR NORTHERN ZONES. WILL LIKELY EXTEND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OVER
AT LEAST THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES. LOCATIONS AS FAR SOUTH AS
TULSA MAY SEE SOME SLEET MIX IN...BUT OTHERWISE FREEZING RAIN WILL
BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE ONCE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 32 F.
FRONT WILL CLEAR FORECAST AREA BY 12Z...WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING
AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH. NOT EXPECTING MUCH RECOVERY TODAY...AND
WILL GO WELL BELOW GUIDANCE ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN ZONES. AS FAR
AS POPS...WILL GO HIGHER IN THE EAST...AND RATHER LOW IN THE WEST AS
SQUALL LINE HAS MOVED THROUGH.

MID LEVEL MOISTURE CLEARS OUT RATHER QUICKLY TODAY...AND MAY SEE
SOME SUNSHINE IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES...BUT NORTHERN ZONES WILL BE
MOSTLY CLOUDY. UPPER LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS
TODAY...AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT ACROSS THE
REGION ALLOWING FOR EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES
SATURDAY SHOULD MODERATE SOMEWHAT...AS WINDS SHIFT BACK AROUND TO
THE SOUTH BY LATE IN THE DAY.

QUICK LOOK AT EXTENDED SHOWS LATEST AVN/UKMET SHOW DRIER SOLUTIONS
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY PERIOD. ALSO MAY ADD POPS TO MONDAY PER
LATEST AVN/MRF RUN. OTHERWISE NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED.

FCSTID = 6

...PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
TUL   34  14  40  26 /  30   0   0   0
FSM   40  17  43  27 /  90   0   0   0
MLC   40  18  40  28 /  20   0   0   0
BVO   33   8  39  26 /  20   0   0   0
FYV   35  17  41  24 /  90  10   0  10
BYV   35  17  41  24 /  90  10   0  10
MIO   35   9  38  26 /  50   0   0   0
MKO   40  18  40  28 /  20   0   0   0
F10   34  14  40  26 /  30   0   0   0
HHW   44  21  46  29 /  20   0   0   0

.TUL...
AR...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 700 AM CST FRIDAY FOR ZONES ARZ001>002...
ARZ010>011...ARZ019>020...ARZ029.

OK...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 700 AM CST FRIDAY FOR ZONES
OKZ049...OKZ053...OKZ066...OKZ062>063...HOKZ067>076.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING FOR ZONES OKZ054>059...
OKZ059.

TAYLOR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 9, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
230 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2001

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

0155 AM    3 E OKEMAH                OK    58 MPH TSTM GUST
02/09/01   OKFUSKEE                        MESONET REPORT

Local storm report, Feb 9, 3:21 AM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
321 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2001

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

B0222 AM    LOCUST GROVE              OK    1 INCH HAIL
02/09/01   MAYES                           EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
                                           REPORT

Local storm report, Feb 9, 3:34 AM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
334 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2001

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

0230 AM    GROVE                     OK    60 MPH TSTM GUST
02/09/01   DELAWARE                        SPOTTER REPORT

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:22 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: February 9, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Benton County, 1 mi W of Gentry
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.267, -94.500

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: February 9, 4:34 AM CST
Where: Washington County, 2 mi E of Cincinnati
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.033, -94.467

Thunderstorm winds blew a small shed over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: February 9, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Ft Smith
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.383, -94.417

Thunderstorm winds blew down several signs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: February 9, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Carroll County, Eureka Spgs
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.400, -93.733

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: February 9, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cecil
Property damage: $100
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.433, -93.950

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: February 9, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Kingston
Property damage: $100
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.050, -93.517

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: February 9, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Witcherville
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.133, -94.267

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, February 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: 5234866, 5234867, 5234868, 5234869, 5234870, 5234871, 5234872.