Arkansas, 2002

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 9, 2002

May 9, 2002 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds knocked downed some trees on the west side of Mountain Home, with some trees falling on houses.

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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 happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds knocked downed some trees on the west side of Mountain Home, with some trees falling on houses.

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 May 8, 8:00 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 8:00 PM CST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
900 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002

PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. INCREASED WIND SPEEDS A LITTLE
IN MANY AREAS AFTER REVIEW OF 9 PM CONDITIONS. PUT THE MENTION OF
SEVERE IN OVERNIGHT OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES PER SPC OUTLOOK.
IF SEVERE OCCURS IN THOSE AREAS...SHOULD BE LATE TONIGHT.  (22)

.LZK...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 6:40 PM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062-091200-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
740 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN INTO
CENTRAL ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE TONIGHT IN AREAS
MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF LITTLE ROCK.

AS OF 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. MEANWHILE...STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN
KANSAS. THE SEVERE STORMS WERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE STATE...THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS MAY
NEED TO BE ACTIVATED ACROSS ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When
May 9, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Baxter County, Mountain Home
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.333, -92.383

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: 5296007.