Arkansas, 2003

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 11, 2003

June 11, 2003 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 2:30 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:30 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
330 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

STORM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SHORTWAVE OVER NE OK WILL MOVE OFF TO
THE EAST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEHIND THE LINE
SURROUNDS METROPLEX IN RESPONSE TO LOW LEVEL JET SHOWN ON PROFILER
NETWORK. CHANCE POPS TODAY ALL ZONES. MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
PREVIOUS PACKAGE OTHERWISE.

STILL EXPECTING TO BE IN SOMEWHAT OF A MOIST...WARM...HUMID...
SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AN AIR MASS FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THUS POPS WILL
BE RETAINED EVERYWHERE. STILL LOOKING FOR A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...BENEATH AN OVERALL RIDGE
PATTERN THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE NATION. 17

SHV 88/73/90/73/91 43332
MLU 87/73/90/72/91 43332
TXK 87/72/90/72/91 54333
TYR 90/73/90/74/91 53332
LFK 91/75/90/74/91 42332

.SHV...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:00 AM CST, 5 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-111700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
600 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE FOUR
STATES REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I 20.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PRODUCED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY
THIS MORNING...SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SEVERE. THESE STORMS WILL
RUMBLE EASTWARD THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD CEASE AFFECTING THE AREA BY
LATE MORNING. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE THE AIR MASS WILL BE HUMID
AND UNSTABLE. THUS A SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR LATER
THIS AFTERNOON...AND TONIGHT...OVER MUCH OF THE SAME AREAS RECEIVING
IT THIS MORNING. PRIMARY THREATS POSED WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE FOUR
STATES REGION THURSDAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY. HUMID AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:46 PM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT, LA
1246 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

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

0845 PM    BEN LOMOND                AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   SEVIER                         TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0850 PM    TOLLETTE                  AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   HOWARD                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0850 PM    ROSSTON                   AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   NEVADA                         TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0900 PM    2 W NASHVILLE             AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   HOWARD                         TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0910 PM    PROVO                     AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   SEVIER                         TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0915 PM    PRESCOTT                  AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03   NEVADA                         TIN OFF OF A BARN ON CNTY
                                          RD 28 ON S SIDE OF TOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:06 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hempstead

When
June 11, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Hempstead County, Hope
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.667, -93.600

Numerous trees 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

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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: 5364577.