Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 9, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 9, 2004
Start: 2004-04-09T21:30
End: 2004-04-09T21:30
Location: Arkansas

April 9, 2004 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Apr 9, 7:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 7:00 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
800 PM CDT FRI APR 9 2004

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATE TO CANCEL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #59 AND REPLACE WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #60. THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A
SURFACE BOUNDARY THROUGH OKLAHOMA...TO NEAR FORT SMITH...AND
SOUTHEAST TO JUST SOUTH OF LITTLE ROCK AND HELENA. STORMS LOOK TO
CONTINUE FIRING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...WITH NEW WATCH
BOX PLACED SOUTH OF THIS LINE. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL CONTINUE THE
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING AND
SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ESPECIALLY SOUTH SATURDAY.
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 4:25 PM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
525 PM CDT FRI APR 9 2004

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-101000-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
525 PM CDT FRI APR 9 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN
MISSOURI THIS EVENING. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PASS OVER
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
PREVALENT OVER NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS
EVENING...WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED STRONG AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AS THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL LOW PASSES
OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA. AGAIN...THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL
BE LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE AREA SATURDAY WITH A
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW CONTINUING. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOWS
WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH A CONTINUING CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE OVER
EXTREME SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

COOLER AIR IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD ARKANSAS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE COULD EXPERIENCE LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S BOTH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNINGS. PERSONS WITH TENDER OUTDOOR VEGETATION SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS OVER THE WEEKEND FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON
SATURDAY.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 7:54 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
854 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     HAIL             10 S PINE RIDGE         34.44N 93.88W
04/09/2004  0.75 INCH        MONTGOMERY         AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 8.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:33 PM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
933 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     HAIL             7 W CADDO GAP           34.40N 93.74W
04/09/2004  1.00 INCH        MONTGOMERY         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0910 PM     HAIL             3 NE BENTON             34.60N 92.54W
04/09/2004  1.00 INCH        SALINE             AR   PUBLIC

0912 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW BRYANT             34.63N 92.52W
04/09/2004                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N ALEXANDER           34.64N 92.44W
04/09/2004                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRYANT                  34.61N 92.49W
04/09/2004                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:39 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
939 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0929 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALPINE                  34.22N 93.38W
04/09/2004                   CLARK              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOFS ON HOUSES DAMAGED.

0933 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  34.57N 92.58W
04/09/2004                   SALINE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HOUSES.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:49 PM CST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
949 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S DOWNTOWN LITTLE RO 34.73N 92.23W
04/09/2004                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN THE LANDMARK COMMUNITY.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:12 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1012 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARKADELPHIA             34.12N 93.07W
04/09/2004                   CLARK              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...PLUS A FEW SIGNS BLOWN DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:22 PM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1022 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N SHERIDAN            34.38N 92.41W
04/09/2004                   GRANT              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE ON POWER LINE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 167. POWER OUTAGES
            NOTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECITONS OF GRANT COUNTY.

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ENGLAND             34.57N 91.97W
04/09/2004                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL HIGH ROAD WHICH IS NEAR
            HIGHWAY 165.

&&

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: April 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dallas County, 3 mi E of Dalark
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.033, -92.833

Several trees were knocked 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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 2004

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: 5393161.