1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 7, 8:55 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 955 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001 STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVING FROM SOUTHERN INTO CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTERACTING WITH COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS IN AREAS AS CLOSE AS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA/SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AS OF 930 PM. GOING FORECAST LOOKS GOOD WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED AFTER MIDNIGHT MAINLY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS. APPEARS THAT AS SHORTWAVE PUSHES TO THE NORTH AND AWAY FROM ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT...STORMS WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO WEAKEN AS THEY HEAD INTO THE STATE. LOOKING FOR ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER AT BEST OVERNIGHT IN COUNTY WARNING AREA. SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY AS YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ARRIVES FROM SOUTHERN PLAINS. FRONT WILL HAVE NUDGED INTO ARKANSAS BY THAT TIME...WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG/AHEAD OF FRONT. FRONT WILL SAG INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS BY SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL FRONT DEPARTS. FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COOLER/DRIER AIR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. (46) .LIT...NONE
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs and power lines at several locations across Johnson county.
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