Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 5, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 5, 2005
Start: 2005-04-05T21:15
End: 2005-04-05T21:15
Location: Arkansas

April 5, 2005 · 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 5, 2:04 PM CST, 7 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 2:04 PM CST, 7 hours 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
304 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

.SHORT TERM....TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
OBSERVATIONAL DATA INDICATES CONVECTION IS INITIATING ALONG A DRY LINE
IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. INDIVIDUAL CELLS ARE CURRENTLY EXIHIBITING A
MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHEAST.

CONSIDERABLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION EXISTS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA...HOWEVER AS THE UPPER LOW NOW CENTERED OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE APPROACHES...THE INHIBITION SHOULD WEAKEN.  FORECAST THERMODYNAMIC
AND SHEAR PROFILES SUGGEST A SQUALL LINE IS THE MOST LIKELY MODE OF
CONVECTION TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT.

THE UPPER LOW WILL STILL PROMOTE SCATTERED CONVECTION ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST.

&&

.LONG TERM....FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN THE EXTENDED PERIOD ACROSS THE MID SOUTH.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST AND BE CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS
SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL RUN INTO STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN U.S. ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL SLOW OR POSSIBLY EVEN STALL THE
FRONT OVER ARKANSAS. WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY IN ALL AREAS.
WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SYSTEM. SHOULD THE MOVEMENT BE AS
SLOW AS THE GFS IS SHOWING...HEAVY RAIN COULD BE A POSSIBILITY NEXT
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
LITTLE ROCK   AR  58  70  49  66 /  70  40  30  20
HARRISON AR       55  62  45  62 /  70  40  40  20
HOT SPRINGS AR    58  68  48  67 /  60  40  30  20
PINE BLUFF AR     59  72  49  68 /  70  40  30  30
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  56  64  45  62 /  70  50  40  20
MONTICELLO AR     60  73  50  69 /  60  30  30  30
SEARCY AR         58  69  48  65 /  70  40  40  30
MOUNT IDA AR      58  67  48  67 /  60  40  30  10
RUSSELLVILLE AR   56  65  47  65 /  60  40  40  20
&&

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

&&

SHORT TERM...55 / LONG TERM....51

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:40 PM CST, 5 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
440 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-061100-
INDEPENDENCE-CONWAY-FAULKNER-IZARD-NEWTON-SEARCY-SCOTT-YELL-PERRY-
JEFFERSON-STONE-HOT SPRING-GRANT-WHITE-WOODRUFF-GARLAND-CLEVELAND-
DALLAS-CALHOUN-OUACHITA-DESHA-LINCOLN-LOGAN-BRADLEY-SALINE-BAXTER-
MARION-SHARP-FULTON-BOONE-MONTGOMERY-POLK-JACKSON-CLEBURNE-
VAN BUREN-POPE-PIKE-PULASKI-MONROE-LONOKE-PRAIRIE-DREW-ARKANSAS-
CLARK-JOHNSON-
440 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON
OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN
PLAINS. THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO
OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WORKING EASTWARD AND MOVE INTO WESTERN
ARKANSAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH A LOT OF WIND ENERGY AND SOME
TURNING OF THE WIND WITH HEIGHT...ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED
OUT...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM HARRISON...TO RUSSELLVILLE TO
HOT SPRINGS AND ARKADELPHIA. THE LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE WORKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY OVER MUCH
OF ARKANSAS. THE STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE
OVERHEAD...AND WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD AIR ALOFT. THIS WILL
MAKE IT EASIER FOR HAIL TO FORM IN DEVELOPING STORMS. THE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO POP UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE
STATE.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY LATER THIS EVENING
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.

&&

FOR THE LATEST GRAPHICAL AND TEXT FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS...PLEASE
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:40 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
840 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005

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

0835 PM     HAIL             2 S COVE                34.41N 94.41W
04/05/2005  0.75 INCH        POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:21 PM CST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
921 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005

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

0848 PM     HAIL             HATFIELD                34.49N 94.38W
04/05/2005  0.75 INCH        POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BB

Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:41 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
941 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005

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

0930 PM     HAIL             LANGLEY                 34.32N 93.83W
04/05/2005  0.75 INCH        PIKE               AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

BB

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: April 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, 4 mi NE of Clarksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.500, -93.417

Several large trees were blown 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

Every storm in Arkansas in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 2005

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: 5443874.