Arkansas, 2001

Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 26, 2001

July 26, 2001 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 26, 9:45 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 9:45 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1045 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001

LOOKING FOR AN AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO THAT ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
BOUNDARIES TO THE NORTH AND EAST. CURRENT ZONES LOOK FAIRLY
REASONABLE...SO MAIN CHANGES WILL BE IN WORDING. HOWEVER...MAY
ADJUST A FEW POPS LOWER IN TEXAS ZONES...BUT WILL WAIT TO SEE
HOW CU FIELD DEVELOPS DURING NEXT HOUR.

.SHV...NONE.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 9:30 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-261630-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE OVERALL AREA WEATHER PATTERN
ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION. ONLY ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

THE ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...STORM SPOTTERS...AND SKYWARN
NETWORKS...WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
July 26, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Howard County, Umpire
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.267, -94.050

Nearly 100 feet of a chicken house roof was blown off. No injuries to the chickens.

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
July 26, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Howard County, Umpire
Property damage
$12,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.267, -94.050

A house was damaged when strong winds removed shingles, a tree top, and part of a chimney. A shed was also unroofed on the east side of the house.

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: 5256686, 5256687.