Arkansas, 2003Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 10, 2003
June 10, 2003 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 9:05 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 9:05 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
1005 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
MOST INTENSE PORTION OF LINE CURRENTLY AFFECTING NE OK CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE PULSE SEVERE WEATHER AS LINE ENCOUNTERS 2-3K J/KG CAPE.
MAIN NEGATIVE FACTOR FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE IS INCREASING
INHIBITION FOR SURFACE BASED PARCELS DUE TO DECOUPLING OF BOUNDARY
LAYER. DEEP LAYER SHEAR /20-25KT/ FAVORS MULTICELL DEVELOPMENT
AGAIN LEADING TO PULSE SEVERE. BOTH DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY INCREASE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND REGIONAL RADARS
SUPPORT MORE INTENSE PORTION OF LINEAR COMPLEX MOVING THROUGH
SOUTHERN OK. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO AFFECT SE OK
LATER TONIGHT WITH POINT SOUNDINGS INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE
BASED INSTABILITY TO BE REALIZED GIVEN LOW T/TD SPREADS.
FORECAST ID= 07
.TSA...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
ARZ001>002...ARZ010>011.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
OKZ054>063...OKZ067>069.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 12:10 PM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
110 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOODING MAY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF THE AREA...
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF A
KANSAS CITY TO WITCHITA TO DODGE CITY LINE. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FRONT AND MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. AS THE STORMS ORGANIZE INTO A COMPLEX THEY SHOULD HEAD
SOUTH SOUTHEAST TOWARD NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COMPLEX LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. EVENTHOUGH WIND FIELDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY
IMPRESSIVE...SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE EXTREME
INSTABILITY IN AN EVIRONMENT OF LOWER 70S DEW POINTS AND CAPES OF
3000-4000 J/KG. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES THE SEVERE RISK WILL
LESSON AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY.
PRECIPITAL WATERS NEAR 2 INCHES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORHWEST
ARKANSAS SUGGEST FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM.
WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE
FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN
PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT
YOUR LOCATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. RAIN CHANCES MAY DIMINISH
SOMEWHAT BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.
.SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:20 PM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0620 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0605 PM WYANDOTTE OK 0.75 IN HAIL
06/10/03 OTTAWA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
SMALL TREES LIMBS WERE ALSO
DOWN.
NMKLocal storm report, Jun 10, 8:16 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0916 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 PM CLAREMORE OK 0.88 IN HAIL
06/10/03 ROGERS REPORT RELAYED BY MAYES
COUNTY E.M.
JBMLocal storm report, Jun 10, 9:45 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0943 PM 2 SW DISNEY OK 0.75 IN HAIL
06/10/03 MAYES REPORTED BY MAYES S.O.
0930 PM 4 SW STRANG OK WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 MAYES 8 INCH TREE LIMB BLOWN
DOWN.
REPORTED BY MAYES E.M.
JBMSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 11:08 PM CST, 7 minutes before
ARZ019-029-OKZ072-076-110600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1208 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...
SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
AT 1206 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF NATURAL DAM TO BOKOSHE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO CAUSE
LOCAL PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THESE
STORMS.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- June 10, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Garfield
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -93.967
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.
- 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.
- Tornado in Illinois, June 10, 20032 injured · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 10, 2003$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- High Wind in Iowa, June 10, 2003$1.0 million · 51 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 10, 2003$120,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 10, 2003$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 45 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 10, 2003$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 10, 20031 injured · $29,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 10, 2003$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, June 10, 2003F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Montana, June 10, 2003$30,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 10, 2003$27,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 10, 2003$10,000 · 1 in hail · 21 events
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: 5367252.