Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 9, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 9, 2006
Start: 2006-03-09T14:50
End: 2006-03-09T14:50
Location: Arkansas

March 9, 2006 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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 Mar 9, 12:05 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 12:05 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1205 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

.UPDATE...
HAVE SENT A COUPLE OF UPDATES TO CLEAR PARTS OF TORNADO WATCH 49
FROM THE CWA. WILL LIKELY UPDATE BY 1830Z TO CLEAR TORNADO WATCH
49 FROM THE REST OF THE CWA AS THE SQUALL LINE IS MOVING TO THE EAST
OF THE AREA. SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHWEST AS THE UPPER
LOW APPROACHES. MAY SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL FROM THIS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL LOWER POPS TO CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND DROP SEVERE WORDING BUT MENTION CHANCE OF HAIL
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH HALF. A FEW OTHER TWEAKS MADE TO FORECAST
FOR THIS AFTERNOON TO FIT OBSERVED DATA.
&&
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.PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 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.

&&

.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.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 1:30 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
130 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-101100-
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-
130 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER A LARGE PART OF
ARKANSAS TODAY. THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
AND WILL SPREAD INTO PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS AND COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM. TIMING OF EACH SYSTEM IS DIFFICULT AT THIS
TIME...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH ANY OF
THESE SYSTEMS.

HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NATURAL STATE FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER RULES
AND MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BULLETINS FOR ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND
WARNINGS. USE OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TELEVISIONS WITH ALERT
FEATURES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME IN HANDY TODAY.

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, Mar 9, 11:21 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1121 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

1101 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S LONOKE              34.71N 91.90W
03/09/2006                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO HOUSES. TREES DOWN. COMBINE MOVED ON HIGHWAY 15
            SOUTH OF LONOKE.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:31 AM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1131 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WELDON                  35.45N 91.23W
03/09/2006                   JACKSON            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO PLANES OVERTURNED AT THE FLYING SERVICE.

1112 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWPORT                 35.63N 91.24W
03/09/2006                   JACKSON            AR   ASOS

            M19 METAR-G50KT AT 1712Z/1112AM.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:36 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1136 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

1112 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWPORT                 35.63N 91.24W
03/09/2006                   JACKSON            AR   ASOS

            M19 METAR-G50KT AT 1712Z/1112AM.

1101 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S LONOKE              34.71N 91.90W
03/09/2006                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO HOUSES. TREES DOWN. COMBINE MOVED ON HIGHWAY 15
            SOUTH OF LONOKE.

1055 AM     TSTM WND GST     OIL TROUGH              35.63N 91.46W
03/09/2006  M78 MPH          INDEPENDENCE       AR   PUBLIC

1045 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SEARCY                  35.24N 91.73W
03/09/2006                   WHITE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF OF OF A BUSINESS ON SOUTH MAIN ST.

1045 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SEARCY                  35.24N 91.73W
03/09/2006                   WHITE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF OFF A BUSINESS ON SOUTH MAIN ST.

1030 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E LITTLE ROCK AIR FOR 34.92N 92.08W
03/09/2006                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1015 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CABOT                   34.97N 92.02W
03/09/2006                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN NEAR S. BIRCH ST. AND HWY 321.

1015 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW ROMANCE            35.22N 92.06W
03/09/2006                   WHITE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIND DAMAGE TO A STORE.

1015 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW ROMANCE            35.22N 92.06W
03/09/2006                   WHITE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIND DAMAGE TO A STORE.

1011 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH LITTLE ROCK       34.79N 92.26W
03/09/2006                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF ON MOBILE HOME COLLAPSED

1004 AM     TSTM WND GST     NORTH LITTLE ROCK       34.79N 92.26W
03/09/2006  M53 MPH          PULASKI            AR   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1000 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S LITTLE ROCK AIR FOR 34.87N 92.15W
03/09/2006                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0958 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W LITTLE ROCK AIR FOR 34.92N 92.24W
03/09/2006                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0950 AM     HAIL             CONWAY                  35.09N 92.45W
03/09/2006  M0.75 INCH       FAULKNER           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0950 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  35.09N 92.45W
03/09/2006                   FAULKNER           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0945 AM     TSTM WND GST     HASKELL                 34.51N 92.64W
03/09/2006  E75 MPH          SALINE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0850 AM     HAIL             ALPINE                  34.22N 93.38W
03/09/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLARK              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0847 AM     HAIL             CRYSTAL SPRINGS         34.52N 93.33W
03/09/2006  M0.75 INCH       GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0829 AM     HAIL             DANVILLE                35.05N 93.39W
03/09/2006  E1.75 INCH       YELL               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0829 AM     HAIL             DANVILLE                35.05N 93.39W
03/09/2006  M1.75 INCH       YELL               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0814 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KIRBY                   34.25N 93.63W
03/09/2006                   PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOFS OFF BARNS

0814 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KIRBY                   34.25N 93.63W
03/09/2006                   PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHICKEN HOUSES WITH ROOFS OFF AND TREES DOWN

0655 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MORTON                  35.25N 91.10W
03/09/2006                   WOODRUFF           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POSSIBLE TORNADO AT MORTON. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
            ACROSS HWY 64 AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDING.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     AMAGON                  35.56N 91.11W
03/09/2006                   JACKSON            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES...POWER POLES AND TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 14 AND
            HWY 37 NEAR AMAGON. ALSO...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A SHED.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ARKADELPHIA             34.12N 93.07W
03/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OUACHTIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SCOREBOARD DAMAGED.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ARKADELPHIA             34.12N 93.07W
03/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CITY OF ARKADELPHIA.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W CURTIS              34.00N 93.12W
03/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TOLTEC                  34.65N 92.05W
03/09/2006                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH DAMAGE REPORTED AS FENCES DOWN AND
            SINGLES OFF OF ROOFS.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WELDON                  35.45N 91.23W
03/09/2006                   JACKSON            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO PLANES OVERTURNED AT THE FLYING SERVICE.

0455 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CABOT                   34.97N 92.02W
03/09/2006                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORT OF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE NEAR HWY 167 AND HWY 5

0445 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MALVERN                 34.37N 92.82W
03/09/2006                   HOT SPRING         AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

0310 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COAL HILL               35.44N 93.67W
03/09/2006                   JOHNSON            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROAD SIGNS DOWN

&&
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF ALL STORM REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK SINCE MIDNIGHT.

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:54 AM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1154 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

1112 AM     TSTM WND GST     NEWPORT                 35.63N 91.24W
03/09/2006  M58 MPH          JACKSON            AR   ASOS

            M19 METAR-G50KT AT 1712Z/1112AM.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 12:41 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1241 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

1009 AM     TSTM WND GST     LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE B 34.92N 92.15W
03/09/2006  M71 MPH          PULASKI            AR   OTHER FEDERAL

            LRF METAR REPORTED G62KT 1609Z/1009AM.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 2:48 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
248 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0242 PM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             35.46N 93.47W
03/09/2006  E1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: March 9, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Boone County, 4 mi NNW of Bergman
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.367, -93.033

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.

What these are

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.

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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, 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: 5496989.