Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 30, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 30, 2006
Start: 2006-03-30T20:50
End: 2006-03-30T22:46
Location: Arkansas

March 30, 2006 · NWS TSA · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 30, 8:05 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 8:05 PM CST, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
805 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THE SUPERCELL MOVING INTO LE FLORE COUNTY HAS DEVELOPED A DEEP
CYCLONICALLY CURVED INFLOW REGIME.  IT IS THIS FEATURE THAT IS
RESULTING IN THE BRIGHT INBOUND / OUTBOUND RADAR VELOCITY COUPLET
AND NOT A MESOCYCLONE.  THIS FEATURE IS CAN BE SEEN IN THE
INFLOW REGION OF THE REFLECTIVITY AND NOT IN THE MAIN UPDRAFT.
RAPID TORNADOGENESIS CAN OCCUR IF THE REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT CAN
PUNCH FORWARD...BUT THE VEOLICITY SIGNATURE ITSELF SHOULD BE
INTERPRETED AS AN AREA OF HIGH VORTICITY AND NOT THE MESOCYCLONE.
FOR RADAR TRACKING PURPOSES THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM
IS BACK IN THE REFLECTIVITY HOOK AND NOT WITH THE HIGH-VELOCITY
SIGNATURE FORWARD OF THE HOOK.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 1:00 PM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
100 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
   TONIGHT WITH A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA....EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM).
        RISK...ELEVATED.
        AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
        RISK...ELEVATED...SPREADINDEX=56.
        AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...ALONG AN EASTWARD MOVING DRY LINE. THE DRY
LINE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BETWEEN
100 AND 200 PM WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCREASING.
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS SUGGEST THE THREAT FOR DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS AS THE STORMS MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING AN
ENHANCED TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LIKELY WITH ANY DISCRETE STORMS.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE LINEAR AND
WIDESPREAD WITH TIME...WITH A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SWEEPING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
THREAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANY EMBEDDED SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES WITHIN THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM LINE. THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT IS EXPECTED TO END AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE LINE OF STORMS
SHIFTING EAST OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR...AND NUMEROUS GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR OR
GREATER. PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE AREA FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL ALSO RESULT IN VERY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING OVER THE REGION TODAY.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
NUMEROUS WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER
POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL OCCUR AGAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND...AND AGAIN BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

FIRE WEATHER WILL ALSO REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...UNLESS SIGNIFICANT RAIN OCCURS OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
LATER FORECAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN BY SUNDAY...AND ALSO FOR THE CONTINUED FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND
GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:03 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
803 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0707 PM     HAIL             3 SW QUINTON            35.09N 95.41W
03/30/2006  E1.00 INCH       PITTSBURG          OK   PUBLIC

&&

RBD

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 8:05 PM CST, 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
805 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

OKZ070-310245-
MUSKOGEE OK-
805 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE

AT 805 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
WEST OF PORUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PORUM...WARNER AND WEBBERS FALLS.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:07 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
807 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0758 PM     HAIL             KEOTA                   35.26N 94.92W
03/30/2006  E0.75 INCH       HASKELL            OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RBD

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 8:16 PM CST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
816 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

OKZ074-310315-
HASKELL OK-
816 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     HASKELL

AT 816 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ENTERPRISE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MCCURTAIN...STIGLER...MC CURTAIN...
ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...KEOTA AND KANIMA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:45 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0845 PM     HAIL             ROLAND                  35.42N 94.51W
03/30/2006  E0.25 INCH       SEQUOYAH           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RBD

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:48 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
848 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0845 PM     HAIL             ROLAND                  35.42N 94.51W
03/30/2006  E0.88 INCH       SEQUOYAH           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RBD

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:50 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Crawford

When: March 30, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Van Buren
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.433, -94.350

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 30, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Ft Smith
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.383, -94.417

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 30, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Central City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.317, -94.250

Hail, Sebastian

When: March 30, 9:51 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Barling
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.333, -94.300

Hail, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:14 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Vesta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.383, -94.033

Hail, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cecil
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.433, -93.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Cecil
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.433, -93.950

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in town.

Hail, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 2 mi E of Ozark
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.500, -93.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:39 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Altus
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.450, -93.767

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and signs, and also damaged a building.

Hail, Franklin

When: March 30, 10:43 PM CST to 10:46 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Toney
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.517, -93.967

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, March 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: 5493856, 5493857, 5493858, 5493859, 5493860, 5493861, 5493865, 5493862, 5493863, 5493864.