Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- July 22, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 5 mi S of Garfield
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -93.967
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 22, 2003
5 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 8:40 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 8:40 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 940 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2003 DISC... BOUNDARIES ABOUND THIS EVENING. WEST TO EAST BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN OK AND NORTHERN ARK WAS FOCUS OF EARLIER ACTIVITY NEAR PNC. NOW DORMANT. KINX HI RES 0.5 REF CURRENTLY SHOWS WEAK BOUNDARY OK /KS BORDER SETTING OFF TSRA FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OK. MAIN FRONT / LIKELY MCS ACTION STILL WELL NORTH IN KS WILL GET A GOOD PUSH SOUTH OVERNIGHT AS H500 SHORT WAVE RIDES 50-70 KNOT CREST. BEST POPS OVERNIGHT VICINITY OF THE LIKELY BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AND MOISTURE. NORTHEAST OK AND NORTHWEST AR PRIME. NORTHWEST FLOW TO BRING BELOW NORMAL HIGH TEMPS TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY. A NICE BREAK. GW ============================================ TUL 73 89 65 88 / 20 50 5 5 FSM 73 89 65 89 / 20 50 10 5 MLC 74 93 65 89 / 10 40 10 5 BVO 68 87 62 87 / 40 40 5 5 FYV 68 82 58 83 / 40 60 5 5 BYV 66 80 60 82 / 50 70 5 5 MKO 73 89 65 88 / 20 50 5 5 MIO 68 82 61 83 / 50 60 0 5 F10 74 93 66 88 / 10 40 10 5 HHW 74 96 68 89 / 10 30 10 5 FORECAST ID= 21 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 8:45 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 945 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK SEVERAL WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARIES WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING....WITH THE MAIN COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE SHORT-LIVED. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS OVER NEBRASKA AND KANSAS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER 3 AM. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA-KANSAS BORDER. DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS OF LATE ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE SOMEWHAT DURING THE WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY RUNNING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY AS A STORM COMPLEX MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LOOK TO BE DRY. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 11:37 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
OKZ058-220630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1237 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OTTAWA
AT 1237 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PICHER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MIAMI...COMMERCE...WYANDOTTE...
OTTAWA...PEORIA...QUAPAW...CARDIN AND PICHER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:18 AM CST, 42 minutes before
ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ054>072-074-076-221300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 118 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #795 UNTIL 800 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD MADISON WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS: FRANKLIN SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: HASKELL LE FLORE MCINTOSH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE...BENTONVILLE... BERRYVILLE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...CEDARVILLE...CHARLESTON... CLAREMORE...EUFAULA...EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH... HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MIAMI...MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...NATURAL DAM... NOWATA...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...OZARK...PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE...POTEAU... PRYOR...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SAND SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS... SPRINGDALE...STIGLER...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN... VINITA AND WAGONER.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 22, 1:18 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 1 mi N of Rockhouse
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -93.667
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- July 22, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Rule
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 36.283, -93.450
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- July 22, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Green Forest
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -93.450
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and caused power outages. The limb of one large tree damaged the roof of a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 22, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 6 mi SW of Kingston
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -93.600
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree 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
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 22, 2003
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 22 to 23, 2003
- Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 22, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 22 to 23, 2003
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 2003
More
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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: 5379247, 5379246, 5379248, 5379250, 5379249.