Hail in Arkansas, August 26, 2003

Name: Hail in Arkansas, August 26, 2003
Start: 2003-08-26T17:15
End: 2003-08-26T17:15
Location: Arkansas

August 26, 2003 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 Aug 26, 1:38 PM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 1:38 PM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
238 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

OUR RADAR NOW INDICATES SOME OF THE STORMS ARE SEVERE. EXPECT STORMS
TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING OVER MOST OF OUR AREA. HIGHER MEAN RH
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A FEW MORE STORMS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE. MOS GUIDANCE
TEMPS APPEAR REASONABLE.

FCSTID =   38
HRO   71  95  72  94 /  30  40  30  30
LIT   73  96  75  95 /  30  40  30  30
HOT   75  97  75  96 /  30  40  30  30
PBF   75  96  75  95 /  30  40  30  30

.LZK...NONE.

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 4:30 PM CST, 45 minutes before

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-271000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
530 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING
ACROSS ARKANSAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SEVERAL STORMS HAVE BEEN
SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL SPOTTY SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
AFTER SUNSET...STORMS WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...
WITH HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS...AFTERNOON CLOUDS AND COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IN CHECK.

DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. AGAIN...A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY...AND COULD BRING RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT AS WELL AS MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. IT IS UNCERTAIN
IF THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE...AND THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT THE FRONT MAY STALL ACROSS THE REGION. THE SITUATION WILL
BECOME MORE CLEAR AS ADDITIONAL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 26, 2:30 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
330 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0230 PM    LUBER                     AR   .88 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   STONE                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0230 PM    LUBER                     AR   WIND DAMAGE
08/26/03   STONE                          RESIDENT SAID WIND BLEW
                                          THE FAN OUT OF HER
                                          WINDOW...CAUSING RAIN TO
                                          BLOW ACROSS HER LIVING
                                          ROOM. REPORTED BY PUBLIC

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Local storm report, Aug 26, 3:41 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
441 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0330 PM    FEENYVILLE                AR   WIND DAMAGE
08/26/03   LINCOLN                        LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0355 PM    VIOLA                     AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   FULTON                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0410 PM    SALEM                     AR   WIND DAMAGE
08/26/03   FULTON                         TREES DOWN ALONG STATE
                                          HIGHWAY 9 NORTH. REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Local storm report, Aug 26, 4:07 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
507 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0501 PM    PRATTSVILLE               AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   GRANT                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

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Local storm report, Aug 26, 4:30 PM CST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
530 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0320 PM    BANNER                    AR   .75 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   CLEBURNE                       REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0525 PM    GLEN ROSE                 AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   HOT SPRING                     REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

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Local storm report, Aug 26, 4:54 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
554 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0515 PM    2 W PRATTSVILLE           AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   GRANT                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

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The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montgomery

When: August 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Washita
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.650, -93.533

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, August 2003

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: 5333388.