Arkansas, 2002

Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 24, 2002

June 24, 2002 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 7:05 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:05 PM CST, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
805 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

CURRENT FORECAST FINE AND NO UPDATES NEEDED ATTM. RADAR SHOWING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE
MIDSOUTH. THINK THE SHOWERS/STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WITH SUNSET. MAY NEED TO UPDATE LATER TO
LOWER POPS.

.MEG...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:26 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
826 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

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

0430 PM    PITTSBORO                 MS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   CALHOUN                        REPORTED BY PITTSBORO
                                          POST OFFICE.

The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
June 24, 8:00 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
Where
Greene County, Delaplaine
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.233, -90.717

One building was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Randolph County, Maynard
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.417, -90.900

A few trees were blown down.

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: 5303184, 5303185.