1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 4:10 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 410 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT CURRENT BOUT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE PUSHING EAST FAST AS UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. SOME OF THE STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...SO WILL CONTINUE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT. UPPER LOW WILL BE EAST OF THE STATE THURSDAY NIGHT... SO PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ENDING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL RETURN QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTH FOR THE WEEK END. && .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LAST IN THE SERIES OF UPPER SYSTEMS WL BE WORKING ACRS THE FA ON MON. HAVE CONTD WITH SCTD POPS ALONG AND AHEAD OF ASSOCD CDFNT ATTM AS TIMING ISSUES STILL A CONCERN. HIGH PRES AND DRIER AIR WL BLD INTO AR FOR TUE AND WED. THE HIGH WL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE WED AND WED NGT. ANOTHER LOW PRES SYS IS PROGGED TO DVLP OVR THE PLAINS STATES...ALLOWING SLY FLOW TO RETURN TO THE REGION. ONLY SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO GOING TEMP FCST THRU THE PD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 70 44 70 57 / 90 10 10 20 HARRISON AR 58 39 66 54 / 90 20 10 20 HOT SPRINGS AR 69 44 72 58 / 90 10 10 20 PINE BLUFF AR 71 47 72 59 / 90 10 10 20 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 59 39 66 54 / 90 20 10 20 MONTICELLO AR 73 48 72 59 / 90 10 10 20 SEARCY AR 69 43 68 56 / 90 10 10 20 MOUNT IDA AR 68 44 72 57 / 90 10 10 20 RUSSELLVILLE AR 67 42 68 55 / 90 20 10 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY 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...32 / LONG TERM...44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1055 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-091100- 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- 1055 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT OVERNIGHT...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN MUCH OF ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF OF ARKANSAS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. TOWARD MORNING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE PLAINS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN OKLAHOMA. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK INTO ARKANSAS ON THURSDAY...WITH SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN ARKANSAS ON THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS IN OKLAHOMA WILL EVOLVE INTO A LINE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE LINE OF STORMS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY EASTWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME HAIL POSSIBLE. THE LINE OF STORMS MAY BULGE FORWARD IN PLACES...WITH SEVERAL BOWING SEGMENTS LIKELY. WINDS TEND TO POOL AND ROTATE ON THE ENDS OF EACH SEGMENT...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES OFTEN SPAWNED. ALSO...SHOULD THERE BE ANY STORMS AHEAD OF THE LINE...THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO ROTATE AND COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL EXIT THE STATE TO THE EAST WITH THE FRONT SOON TO FOLLOW. THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL BE IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD AIR ALOFT. THIS WILL MOVE OVER WARMER CONDITIONS NEAR THE GROUND...WITH A FEW MORE STORMS POPPING UP. THESE STORMS COULD AFFECT NORTHERN ARKANSAS WITH LARGE HAIL. THIS FIRST WAVE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME TO AN END THURSDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...STORM SYSTEMS AND COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS OCCASIONALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH EACH SYSTEM. TIMING IS DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED AT LEAST IN WESTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND IN THE REST OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING. && THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER RULES AND MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BULLETINS FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THERE IS A CONCERN OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADIC ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS WHILE MOST PEOPLE WILL BE ASLEEP. THIS WILL AFFECT WESTERN ARKANSAS THE MOST TONIGHT. USE OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TELEVISIONS WITH ALERT FEATURES FOR SEVERE WEATHER COULD COME IN HANDY IN THOSE AREAS TONIGHT. FOR THE LATEST GRAPHICAL AND TEXT FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK 29/46
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage in the northern part of Pulaski County. Numerous homes, outbuildings and storage sheds sustained damage. Several vehicles and farm equipment were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also knocked down in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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