1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 8, 3:50 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 350 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2002 WARM AND BREEZY DAY ON TAP...WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS. SOUTHERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE FEEDING MOISTURE INTO ARKANSAS TODAY...WITH LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL AT LEAST THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TRIGGERS LACKING TODAY...SO KEPT RAIN CHANCES LOW. THAT WILL CHANGE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE STATE FROM THE PLAINS. PLENTY OF WIND ENERGY SURROUNDING THE FRONT...BUT MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM/TROUGH LAGGING BEHIND FRONT A BIT. BECAUSE FRONT AND SYSTEM OUT OF PHASE...DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IN THE MAKING. HOWEVER...WITH LOTS OF WIND/FAST MOVING STORMS...THINK THAT SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE LOOKS JUSTIFIED. SEVERE OR NOT...STORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...AND MENTIONED AS SUCH IN THE FORECAST. WILL TURN COOLER IN THE NORTH AND WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WIND SHIFTS BEHIND ADVANCING FRONT. WILL BE A LINGERING CHANCE OF THUNDER CENTRAL/EASTERN ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL CLEAR BEHIND FRONT WITH A BREEZY AND COOLER DAY ON TAP. COOL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. LOOKING AHEAD...AFTER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER ARKANSAS DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND...HIGH WILL DEPART EARLY NEXT WEEK. RETURN FLOW WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE BY TUESDAY...WITH NEXT FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE PLAINS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY. A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DRY WEATHER BEHIND FRONT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVES BY FRIDAY. FCSTID = 46 HRO 68 38 53 25 / 30 60 10 0 LIT 71 50 62 31 / 30 80 30 0 HOT 71 48 61 29 / 30 80 30 0 PBF 72 52 63 32 / 30 80 40 0 .LZK... AR...NONE.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Some trees were knocked down and several buildings sustained minor roof and structural damage.
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