Hail in Arkansas, April 7, 2006

Name: Hail in Arkansas, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T18:41
End: 2006-04-07T18:41
Location: Arkansas

April 7, 2006 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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: 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 7, 5:28 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 5:28 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
628 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

.AVIATION...
STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AT THIS TIME.
SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CLIP KPBF OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS
BUT IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHWEST
OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. CEILINGS WILL SLOWLY DROP TO MVFR
CONDITIONS BY MORNING WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND EVENTUALLY THE NORTH IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 254 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
STORM SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A COLD FRONT
INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS. LOTS OF WARMTH/MOISTURE AHEAD
OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL/EASTERN SECTIONS
OF THE STATE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO POP UP DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS...WITH SEVERE STORMS LIKELY.

ALREADY HAVE A TORNADO WATCH IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING.

WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
WILL CONTINUE WITH LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COUNTY WARNING
AREA UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.

HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE WEST...
WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR
AREAS WEST OF MOUNTAIN HOME...RUSSELLVILLE AND MURFREESBORO...
WHERE BURNING NOT ADVISED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ARKANSAS...WITH WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST...WITH
PRECIPITATION PRETTY MUCH GONE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...WITH
COOLER/DRIER AIR AND QUIET CONDITIONS TO FINISH THE SHORT
TERM. (46)

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A RATHER LARGE RIDGE WILL COVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE
COUNTRY AT THE START. IT WILL KEEP GULF MOISTURE SHUNTED OFF TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST. WILL KEEP SMALL POPS FOR TUE AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY HOURS WED AS SURFACE LOW MOVES TOO FAR TO OUR NORTH AND EAST
TO BRING MUCH SENSIBLE WEATHER FOR US. COLD FRONT NEVER MAKES IT
ACROSS OUR AREA...SO SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
MOISTURE. THIS PATTERN WILL TRANSLATE INTO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS FOR
HIGHS AND LOWS. (32)

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
LITTLE ROCK   AR  54  63  40  69 /  30  10   0   0
HARRISON AR       43  58  34  68 /  30   0   0   0
HOT SPRINGS AR    51  66  40  70 /  30   0   0   0
PINE BLUFF AR     53  64  41  70 /  40  10   0   0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  45  58  33  67 /  30   0   0   0
MONTICELLO AR     55  64  42  71 /  50  10   0   0
SEARCY AR         51  61  38  68 /  40  10   0   0
MOUNT IDA AR      48  65  39  70 /  20   0   0   0
RUSSELLVILLE AR   47  63  35  69 /  20   0   0   0
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY 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.

&&

AVIATION...56

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 1:25 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
225 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-081000-
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-
225 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A STORM SYSTEM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE SYSTEM INTO WESTERN
ARKANSAS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE WAS PLENTY OF WARM...MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS
OF THE STATE. AS OF 2 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING
GENERALLY SOUTH OF LITTLE ROCK...WITH SEVERE WEATHER CONFINED TO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. HOWEVER...STORMS WERE EXPECTED TO BUILD IN
ARKANSAS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN SECTIONS
OF THE STATE IN AREAS EAST OF HARDY...LITTLE ROCK AND TEXARKANA. THE
RISK INCREASES TO MODERATE IN AREAS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY REACH SEVERE
LEVELS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS...BUT
ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE NOTED...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS
AT 15 TO 25 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION.

IN THE WEST...HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS...THE FIRE DANGER HAS INCREASED. PEOPLE ARE URGED
NOT TO BURN THIS AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES. MONITOR LATER BULLETINS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE PREPARED TO ACT
IF SEVERE STORMS APPROACH.

.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER
PARTS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:09 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
509 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0425 PM     HAIL             10 E STAR CITY          33.94N 91.67W
04/07/2006  E0.75 INCH       LINCOLN            AR   PUBLIC

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GILLETT                 34.12N 91.38W
04/07/2006                   ARKANSAS           AR   PUBLIC

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S LACEY               33.41N 91.85W
04/07/2006                   DREW               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:23 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
523 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0520 PM     HAIL             HAMPTON                 33.54N 92.47W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CALHOUN            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

58

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:56 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
556 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0530 PM     HAIL             BANKS                   33.58N 92.27W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       BRADLEY            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

0546 PM     HAIL             WARREN                  33.61N 92.07W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       BRADLEY            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:28 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
628 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0605 PM     HAIL             MONTICELLO              33.62N 91.79W
04/07/2006  M1.00 INCH       DREW               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0610 PM     TSTM WND GST     MONTICELLO              33.62N 91.79W
04/07/2006  M49 MPH          DREW               AR   ASOS

            SUSTAINED 33 MPH GUSTING TO 49 MPH AT MONTICELLO AIRPORT
            /LLQ/.

&&

58

Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:37 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
637 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0636 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 N WINCHESTER          33.80N 91.47W
04/07/2006                   DESHA              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:34 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
734 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0730 PM     HAIL             WARREN                  33.61N 92.07W
04/07/2006  E0.75 INCH       BRADLEY            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Drew

When: April 7, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Drew County, Wilmar
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.633, -91.933

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 2006

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: 5507733.