Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 24, 2001

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 24, 2001
Start: 2001-10-24T15:07
End: 2001-10-24T15:07
Location: Arkansas

October 24, 2001 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house at Garner.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house at Garner.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 24, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
300 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

LEFT OVER WEATHER WILL BE THE FIRST CONCERN. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER BY 00Z THU...BUT I WILL NEED TO HAVE SOME
MENTION OF IT EARLY. COOLING DOES NOT SHOW UP AS STRONG AS GUIDANCE
HAD WITH EARLIER PACKAGES. STRONG GRADIENT WILL KEEP THE AIR MIXED
SO IT WILL COUNTERACT A BIT THE COLD ADVECTION. WINDY TONIGHT WITH
CAUTION ADVISED ON LAKES FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. NORTHWEST
ZONES WILL BE CLEAR RIGHT OFF THE BAT WITH THE REMAINING ZONES
CLEARING DURING THE NIGHT. DRY AIR WILL KEEP SUNNY/CLEAR SKIES FROM
THURSDAY ON INTO THE EXTENDED. AVN SURFACE WINDS SHOW GRADIENT
STAYING UP MOST OF THE TIME DURING THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST...SO
TOOK OUT THE MENTION OF FREEZE OR FROST SINCE TEMPS WILL STAY UP
ALONG WITH THE WINDS. IN THE EXTENDED...KEPT THE CHANCE OF FROST FOR
SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTH ONLY. 32

.LIT...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 12:30 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:50 PM CST, 17 minutes before

ARZ007-016-024-025-032>034-242130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
350 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 798 WHICH WAS ISSUED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

...FAULKNER...CLEBURNE...AND SHARP...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 798 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...

...INDEPENDENCE...JACKSON...WHITE...AND WOODRUFF...

AT 350 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDED
FROM NEAR TUCKERMAN TO SEARCY TO NEAR CABOT. WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 3:03 PM CST, 4 minutes before

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
403 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN EASTERN ARKANSAS INTO EARLY
EVENING...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN MUCH OF EASTERN
ARKANSAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT HAVE BEEN PRODUCING VERY
STRONG WINDS. THESE STORMS DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF ARKANSAS THIS EVENING...TAKING THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT.

DUE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME LARGE HAIL
AS WELL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

STORM SPOTTERS...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WILL BE NEEDED UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST OF ARKANSAS THIS
EVENING.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: October 24, 3:07 PM CST
Where: White County, Garner
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.133, -91.800

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272006.