Arkansas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 27, 2001

June 27, 2001 · NWS MEG · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, 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.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$21,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
10

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 2:02 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:02 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
302 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2001

UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR MO/KY/IL BORDER CONTINUES A SLOW
DRIFT TO THE WEST. SOME CONVECTION FIRED OVERNIGHT RIGHT NEAR CENTER
AND IN SE QUADRANT OVER MS AND AL WHERE MOISTURE IS A BIT DEEPER.
EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE OF SCT AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS THE FA
TODAY WITH -14C 50H TEMPS EXPECTED AND AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS A BIT
FURTHER WWD ALLOWING ERN SEMICIRCLE TO BE LOCATED ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS IS WHERE MOST ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED PAST SEVERAL DAYS. UPPER
LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER NEXT FEW DAYS AS TEMPS IN THE CORE RISE.
STILL EXPECT SCT DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE FA THROUGH FRI WITH
LESS ACTIVITY OVER THE WEEKEND AS UPPER HEIGHTS RISE.

AS FAR AS TEMPS...GUIDANCE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT AND WILL NOT STRAY
TOO FAR.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
MEM 88/69/88/70 4242
MKL 87/64/87/66 4242
JBR 88/66/88/66 4242
TUP 89/67/89/68 4242

.MEG...NONE.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:07 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Francis

When
June 27, 4:08 AM CST to 4:15 AM CST
Where
St. Francis County, Forrest City
Measured
1.25 in hail
Property damage
$250
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.017, -90.767

Hail, St. Francis

When
June 27, 4:20 AM CST to 4:25 AM CST
Where
St. Francis County, Forrest City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$50
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.017, -90.767

Hail, St. Francis

When
June 27, 4:50 AM CST to 4:55 AM CST
Where
St. Francis County, 1 mi S of Caldwell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.050, -90.800

Hail, Mississippi

When
June 27, 12:14 PM CST to 12:20 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Blytheville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$850
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.917, -89.917

A cotton crop was damaged by hail which ranged in size from quarters to golf ball.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
June 27, 12:20 PM CST to 12:25 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Blytheville
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.917, -89.917

A church had some of its windows blown out. Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Greene

When
June 27, 12:52 PM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Walcott
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.033, -90.667

Hail, Greene

When
June 27, 1:12 PM CST to 1:20 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Walcott
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$50
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.033, -90.667

Hail, Mississippi

When
June 27, 3:00 PM CST to 3:05 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Blytheville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.917, -89.917

Hail, Mississippi

When
June 27, 3:25 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Burdette
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.817, -89.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
June 27, 3:25 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Osceola
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.700, -89.967

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

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.

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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: 5250900, 5250901, 5250902, 5250905, 5250904, 5250903, 5250906, 5250907, 5250908, 5250909.