Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 12, 2002

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 12, 2002
Start: 2002-07-12T14:15
End: 2002-07-12T14:15
Location: Arkansas

July 12, 2002 · NWS TSA · 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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 1:55 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:55 PM CST, 20 minutes before

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
255 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FA THIS AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THIS
FRONT. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE PUSH ACROSS SE OK AND NW AR THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MAY WEAKEN AS OUTFLOW PUSHES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
LEADING EDGE OF ACTIVITY. WEAK UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO MEANDER SOUTH
FROM IA/MO AND TOWARDS THE FA...THEN LINGER IN THE VICINITY FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WILL MAINTAIN LOW NIGHTTIME POPS. WILL
GO AHEAD AND ADD LOW POPS FOR TUESDAY WITH MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...WITH DIFFERING
SOLUTIONS LATER ON WILL OPT TO KEEP WED-FRI DRY WITH SLIGHT
INCREASES IN MAX TEMPS.

TUL  68  85  68  87 /  20  40  20  40
FSM  70  85  69  89 /  30  50  30  50
MLC  68  87  69  88 /  20  40  20  40
BVO  66  85  66  87 /  20  40  20  40
FYV  66  81  64  84 /  30  50  30  50
BYV  65  80  64  82 /  30  50  30  50
MIO  66  83  66  85 /  30  40  20  40
MKO  69  86  68  88 /  20  40  20  40
F10  69  86  69  88 /  20  40  20  40
HHW  70  87  70  89 /  30  40  20  40

FORECAST ID= 23

.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 12, 10:58 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1158 AM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 PM    2.5 SW RATTAN             OK   WIND DAMAGE
07/11/02   PUSHMATAHA                     TREES DOWNED BLOCKING
                                          ROADWAY. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0800 PM    3 E HUGO                  OK   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/11/02   CHOCTAW                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

Local storm report, Jul 12, 11:23 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1223 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1217 PM    BIXBY                     OK   66  MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/12/02   TULSA                          MEASURED GUST REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTER

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 11:42 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA / NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1242 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A COLD FRONT
THAT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AND
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH
THE PRIMARY THREAT. LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AND ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA.
THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS RATHER UNSTABLE WITH CAPE VALUES
IN THE 3000 TO 4000 J/KG RANGE WITH VERY LITTLE CAP IN PLACE.
WITH SUCH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...70 MPH DOWNBURST WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET AS WE LOSE THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND THE AIRMASS BECOMES MORE
STABLE.

RELATED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:36 PM CST, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
236 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

OKZ060>062-064>067-121955-
CREEK-MAYES-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-ROGERS-TULSA-WAGONER-
236 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 506 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA: CREEK...MAYES...
OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...ROGERS...TULSA AND WAGONER.

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-063-068>076-121955-
ADAIR-BENTON-CARROLL-CHEROKEE-CRAWFORD-DELAWARE-FRANKLIN-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-MADISON-MCINTOSH-MUSKOGEE-PITTSBURG-PUSHMATAHA-
SEBASTIAN-SEQUOYAH-WASHINGTON AR-
236 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 506 CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA: ADAIR...CHEROKEE...
DELAWARE...HASKELL..LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...
PITTSBURG...PUSHMATAHA...AND SEQUOYAH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 506 CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON...CARROLL...
CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 12, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Johnson
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.133, -94.167

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, July 2002

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: 5310847.