Arkansas, 2002

Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 5, 2002

June 5, 2002 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 5, 9:24 AM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 9:24 AM CST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1024 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2002

CURRENT SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM WRN OH INTO
WEST CENTRAL AR AND INTO N TX. MAINLY POST FRONTAL CONVECTION OVER
N CENTRAL AR MOVING NEWD. A FEW CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT OVER SE MO AND NE AR BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ISOLATED SO FAR.
OVERALL FCST FOR TODAY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE VERY SLOW PROGRESS SEWD SO SCT CONVECTION POSSIBLE JUST
ABOUT ANYWHERE OVER CWA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPS HAVE BEEN WARMING
RAPIDLY AGAIN THIS AM WITH LIMITED CLOUD COVER. CLOUDINESS OVER AR
WILL MOVE INTO WRN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH CU FIELD
DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE.  HIGHS NEAR 90 NW TO MID 90S SE LOOK
REASONABLE. WILL UPDATE TO ADJUST AFTERNOON WORDING.

.MEG...NONE.

MZ

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:33 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 5, 9:33 AM CST to 9:40 AM CST
Where
Randolph County, Minorca
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.483, -90.833

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 5, 10:10 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where
Clay County, Success
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.450, -90.717

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crittenden

When
June 5, 10:50 AM CST to 10:55 AM CST
Where
Crittenden County, West Memphis
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.150, -90.183

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi

When
June 5, 11:15 AM CST to 11:20 AM CST
Where
Mississippi County, Yarbro
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.983, -89.900

An automobile repair shop had several garage doors blown in. A small metal building was blown down. Some fencing was also 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.

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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: 5303106, 5303174, 5303176, 5303175.