1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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, 8 hours 41 minutes earlier.
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...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1035 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- 1035 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. AT 1030 PM...THE LINE EXTENDED FROM YELLVILLE TO MORRILTON AND HOT SPRINGS. WITH A FAST FORWARD SPEED...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE IN SPOTS WITH TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SOME REPORTS OF HAIL...WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL IN HOT SPRINGS...FOR EXAMPLE. IT APPEARS THAT MOST SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE LINE OF STORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD EXIT THE STATE TO THE NORTHEAST BY AROUND 3 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS. A 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 REMAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SPOTTERS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. && FOR THE LATEST GRAPHICAL AND TEXT FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK 46
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
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BBPRELIMINARY 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
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1023 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG NORMAN 34.46N 93.68W
04/05/2005 MONTGOMERY AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
POWER LINES DOWN. MOST OF COUNTY WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1038 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1032 PM HAIL 6 SW HOT SPRINGS 34.43N 93.13W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH GARLAND AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1121 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE CLARKSVILLE 35.50N 93.42W
04/05/2005 JOHNSON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1123 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 35.58N 92.45W
04/05/2005 VAN BUREN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
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BBThe Little Rock radar (KLZK), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm blew the front porch off a store just south of Mountain View.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2005
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: 5443882.