1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 4, 2:45 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 345 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003 SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY IN THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST THIS EVENING AND SHOULD STALL MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL SECTIONS ON MONDAY. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...WITH BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS. WILL CONTINUE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...BUT BEST CHANCES OVER THE CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS WHICH WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER IN THE STATE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE FRIDAY. SATURDAY LOOKS GENERALLY RAIN-FREE...BUT NEW FRONT WILL APPROACH WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. HRO 62 80 57 76 / 60 20 30 40 LIT 65 82 61 80 / 60 30 40 50 HOT 65 82 61 80 / 60 30 40 50 PBF 68 83 65 82 / 60 50 40 50 .LZK...NONE. 22
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-051000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 151 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WARM FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT...WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WAS NOTED ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS IN NORTH KANSAS WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES LATER TODAY...IT WILL MOVE INTO THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN FORMING IN WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IT APPEARS THAT SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LIKELY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL BE CHANGING WITH HEIGHT...WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR THE GROUND AND A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND ALOFT. THIS WILL CREATE A TURNING MOTION IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WITH TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN SOME STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM AROUND MOUNTAIN HOME TO TEXARKANA. AFTER SOME LEFTOVER MORNING PRECIPITATION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE. SEVERE WEATHER IS AGAIN POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. SEVERAL SYSTEMS FROM THE PLAINS WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO TRIGGER A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF ARKANSAS TODAY... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. 51
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0620 PM 3 SE PERRYVILLE AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03 PERRY OCCURRED AT HARRIS BRAKE.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0620 PM LONDON AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03 POPE WINDSHIELD BROKEN BY HAIL.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
28The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. Several buildings also sustained some minor roof and structural damage.
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