Arkansas, 2002

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 12, 2002

June 12, 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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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 Jun 12, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
325 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002

SMALL MCS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF MY FORECAST
AREA. OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER MCS NOW TOUCHING OFF SCATTERED TSRA OVER
NORTHERN ARKANSAS. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET.

REAL ACTION BEGINS LATER TONIGHT. WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL PICK UP
SPEED AND WILL ACT TO PUSH IT TO US. MCS PROGGED TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN KANSAS/NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ALONG/INVOF
COLD FRONT...REACHING NORTHERN ARKANSAS DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.

FAIRLY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR...INSTABILITY...AND LIFTING INVOF FRONT
WILL BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME
SEVERE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. PRIMARILY A HAIL AND WIND THREAT.
FEEL THIS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD...AND WILL NOT MENTION IN THE ZONES
AT THIS TIME.

FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS AROUND 12Z TIME FRAME.
SHOULD BE SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH...AND WILL EXIT THE STATE AFTER 06Z
FRIDAY. SOME MOISTURE WILL LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT...AND I HAVE LEFT
SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS IN FOR SOUTHERN GROUPS FOR THE MORNING
HOURS.

OVER ALL...I HAVE NOT MADE TOO MANY CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST
PACKAGE. SHOULD BE COOLER TOMORROW DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION...SO HAVE GONE A LITTLE COOLER. ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS
THE STATE...HIGH BUILDS IN...BUT BRIEFLY. THE HIGH SLIDES TO
SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY...AND RETURN FLOW SETS UP AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM. NEXT FRONT PROGGED TO AFFECT FORECAST AREA DURING SUNDAY
NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING TIME FRAME.

FCSTID = 57
HRO   70  83  60  81 /  50  60   0   0
LIT   73  88  66  84 /  30  60  40   0
HOT   72  87  65  84 /  40  60  30   0
PBF   73  90  69  87 /  30  40  40  20

.LZK...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:25 PM CST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
525 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002

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

0355 PM    DARDANELLE                AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/12/02   YELL                           TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
                                          AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:07 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodruff

When
June 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, Augusta
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.283, -91.367

Thunderstorm winds blew down some 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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5302052.