Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 27, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 27, 2005
Start: 2005-11-27T18:20
End: 2005-11-27T18:20
Location: Arkansas

November 27, 2005 · NWS LZK · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: 3

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 Nov 27, 3:18 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 3:18 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
318 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
STRONG LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST THROUGH KANSAS. STRONG
SHEAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND HELICITY VALUES HAVE
INCREASED TO OVER 400 ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA. KLZK
RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN FAR WESTERN
SECTIONS. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE THROUGH
ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 12Z. SPC
CONTINUES MODERATE RISK OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED. WITH A TIGHT
GRADIENT AROUND THAT SURFACE LOW...WILL CONTINUE THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY THROUGH 12Z AND EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

AS LOW MOVES INTO IOWA ON MONDAY...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL MAKE IT
INTO THE NORTH...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ACROSS THE NORTH SECTIONS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
12Z GFS CAME IN ALMOST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE 00Z AND 06Z RUNS
WERE SHOWING FOR LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BASICALLY
SHOWING MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF RAIN DURING TIME PERIODS THE EARLIER
RUNS WERE SHOWING AS DRY AND SHOWING DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS DURING
WHAT WERE MOIST PERIODS. IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN
TRANSITIONS INTO SOMEWHAT OF A FAST ZONAL FLOW PATTERN LATE IN THE
WEEK AND THIS WILL LEAD TO FAST MOVING WEAK SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE
HARD TO TIME AND CAN EASILY CHANGE CHARACTER IN LATER RUNS. DECIDED
TO STICK PRETTY MUCH WITH WHAT THE 00Z AND 06Z RUNS WERE SHOWING FOR
NOW AND MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST. DID INSERT SOME POPS
INTO THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY WITH THOSE TRANSLATING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. WAS GOING TO DROP POPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
BUT SINCE THE 12Z GFS IS INDICATING MOISTURE IN THE AREA...DECIDED
TO LEAVE THE SMALL POPS IN FOR NOW. TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR OR A LITTLE
BELOW NORMAL. BASED ON ALL THIS AND NO STRONG SYSTEMS...SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WINTER PRECIPITATION OR SEVERE WEATHER IN THIS
CWA THROUGH THE EXTENDED.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
LITTLE ROCK   AR  50  61  37  54 /  60  20  10  10
HARRISON AR       45  49  31  47 /  60  20  10  10
HOT SPRINGS AR    50  60  37  54 /  50  10  10   0
PINE BLUFF AR     52  63  38  56 /  70  20   0   0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  46  51  31  48 /  50  20  10  10
MONTICELLO AR     54  65  39  58 /  80  20   0   0
SEARCY AR         50  60  36  52 /  70  20  10  10
MOUNT IDA AR      49  59  36  53 /  60  10  10   0
RUSSELLVILLE AR   48  56  35  51 /  60  10  10  10
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR ARZ003-ARZ004-ARZ005-
ARZ006-ARZ007-ARZ012-ARZ013-ARZ014-ARZ015-ARZ016-ARZ021-ARZ022-
ARZ023-ARZ024-ARZ025-ARZ030-ARZ031-ARZ032-ARZ033-ARZ034-ARZ037-
ARZ038-ARZ039-ARZ040-ARZ041-ARZ042-ARZ043-ARZ044-ARZ045-ARZ046-
ARZ047-ARZ052-ARZ053-ARZ054-ARZ055-ARZ056-ARZ057-ARZ062-ARZ063-
ARZ064-ARZ065-ARZ066-ARZ067-ARZ068-ARZ069.

&&

SHORT TERM...51 / LONG TERM....29

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 8:15 AM CST, 10 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
815 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-281100-
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-
815 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
   TONIGHT...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL GATHER
MORE STRENGTH TODAY. WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL BECOME
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG. WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH
OR A LITTLE EAST OF SOUTH WHILE WINDS ALOFT WILL COME FROM MORE OF A
SOUTHWEST TO WEST DIRECTION.

THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ACROSS ARKANSAS.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY
ALONG THE FRONT AROUND MID AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN A NORTH TO SOUTH LINE ALONG
THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT OR
SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS LINE MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS
BEING THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR TORNADOES AND A FEW SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
SOME LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE LINE. ANY OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE OR TORNADIC
WITH DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL.

THE LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE SURFACE WINDS TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH
AND TO BECOME GUSTY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA TODAY. ANYBODY VENTURING OUT ON LAKES TODAY WILL NEED TO
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION FOR BOTH THE STRONG WINDS AND THE RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ON MONDAY WITH BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME AREAS ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT
ACROSS MOST ALL OF THE AREA.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE ACROSS
ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADO
SAFETY RULES AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR LATER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS.
&&

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, Nov 27, 3:26 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
326 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0300 PM     HAIL             14 E MENA               34.58N 93.99W
11/27/2005  1.75 INCH        POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WICKES                  34.30N 94.34W
11/27/2005                   POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0310 PM     HAIL             10 E MENA               34.58N 94.06W
11/27/2005  1.75 INCH        POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

INIGUEZ

Local storm report, Nov 27, 4:30 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
430 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0413 PM     HAIL             5 W DARDANELLE          35.23N 93.25W
11/27/2005  0.88 INCH        YELL               AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT MOUNT NEBO STATE PARK.

0420 PM     HAIL             ODEN                    34.62N 93.79W
11/27/2005  1.00 INCH        MONTGOMERY         AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

58

Local storm report, Nov 27, 4:37 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
437 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0422 PM     TORNADO          DARDANELLE              35.23N 93.17W
11/27/2005                   YELL               AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TORNADO WAS SPOTTED ON THE GROUND WEST OF DARDANELLE.

&&

58

Local storm report, Nov 27, 4:57 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
457 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KIRBY                   34.25N 93.63W
11/27/2005                   PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A CHICKEN HOUSE.

0445 PM     HAIL             NATHAN                  34.11N 93.81W
11/27/2005  1.75 INCH        PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, Nov 27, 5:43 PM CST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
543 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE KIRBY              34.28N 93.60W
11/27/2005                   PIKE               AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE ALONG EBENEZER AND ROCK CREEK
            ROADS. HOUSE TRAILERS...SHOPS...SHEDS...AND CHICKEN
            HOUSES DAMAGED.

&&

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Local storm report, Nov 27, 5:46 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
546 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N ROYAL               34.59N 93.23W
11/27/2005                   GARLAND            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOCKS DESTROYED AND BOATS OVERTURNED AT BRADY MOUNTAIN
            MARINA. ALSO...REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL.

0543 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SUNSHINE                34.47N 93.23W
11/27/2005                   GARLAND            AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING NORTHEAST.

&&

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The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:18 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Baxter

When: November 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, 6 mi S of Mountain Home
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.250, -92.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When: November 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, 6 mi S of Mountain Home
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.250, -92.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Baxter

When: November 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Baxter County, Mountain Home
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 36.333, -92.383

Thunderstorm winds damaged a portion of a restaurant in Mountain Home. Some trees were also blown down in the area.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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, November 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: 5485174, 5485175, 5485176.