Arkansas, 2002

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 16, 2002

April 16, 2002 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

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

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 Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 16, 1:30 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 1:30 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
230 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2002

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY. ABNORMALLY WARM
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL THEN. NEAR NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY PREVAIL AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE CHANCES OF RAIN WILL
INCREASE AS THE FRONT NEARS.

FCSTID = 38
HRO   60  86  64  86 /  30  10   0  10
LIT   64  87  65  88 /  20  10   0  10
HOT   64  88  65  88 /  30  10   0  10
PBF   67  88  66  89 /  20  10   0  10

.LZK...
AR...NONE.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
April 16, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 1 mi N of New Blaine
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
35.300, -93.417

Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees.

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: 5291893.