Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 9, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 9, 2006
Start: 2006-03-09T16:20
End: 2006-03-09T16:20
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, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
320 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
UPPER LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AT ISSUE TIME WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE WELL PAST THE AREA BY
LATE TONIGHT. SOME LOW TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED CLOSE TO THE UPPER LOW IN RESPONSE TO VERY COLD
AIR ALOFT AND RESULTING STEEP LAPSE RATES AIDED BY THE STRONG SHEAR
GENERATED BY THE STRONG WIND DYNAMICS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
CONTINUE ACROSS MOSTLY THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND SHOULD DECREASE WITH LOSS OF HEATING AROUND SUNSET BUT
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING IN THE
NORTH. LEFT SMALL POPS IN THE NORTH HALF THIS EVENING FOR THIS.
VERY GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN
FRONT/DRY LINE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN WESTERN SECTIONS...HIGHER
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE
GRADIENT DECREASES BUT GUSTS MAY STAY IN LAKE WIND ADVISORY RANGE
INTO THIS EVENING...SO WILL EXTEND THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY TO 03Z.
CONDITIONS SHOULD CALM DOWN RAPIDLY LATER TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROF
PULLS AWAY. CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE AND SO WILL TEMPS IN THE DRIER
AIR WITH MINS REACHING THE 30S IN THE NORTH AND WELL INTO THE 40S
ELSEWHERE. RETURN FLOW QUICKLY RETURNS FRIDAY AS SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT CONTINUES. DRY AIR AROUND TO START SHOULD ALLOW FOR GOOD
WARMING AND WENT WITH MAXES IN THE 70S. MOISTURE RETURNS FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH BUT MOISTURE
RETURN WILL NOT BE VERY GREAT. WENT WITH SMALL POPS FOR THE PERIOD.
YET ANOTHER SHORT WAVE APPROACHES SATURDAY AND DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES
IN. WENT WITH HIGHER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR
SATURDAY AND STAURDAY NIGHT. APPERS THAT GOOD HEATING MAY TAKE PLACE
SATURDAY AND RAISED MAXES TO THE MID 70S TO MID 80S.
&&

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE PERIOD. OCCASIONAL
SHORT WAVES MOVE THROUGH THROUGH LATE MONDAY WHEN A RATHER STRONG
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. GENERALLY WENT WITH A BROAD
BRUSH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERATORMS FROM SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES IN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DRY AND COOLER WEATHER.
THEN RETURN FLOW RETURNS WITH ANOTHER APPROACHING SHORT WAVE.
MOISTURE RETURN AT THIS TIME LOOKS INSUFFICIENT TO PUT IN CHANCES OF
RAIN FOR THURSDAY THAT THAT COULD CHANGE ON LATER PACKAGES.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
LITTLE ROCK   AR  46  74  58  78 /  20  10  20  30
HARRISON AR       38  71  54  75 /  20  10  20  30
HOT SPRINGS AR    46  77  58  80 /  10  10  20  30
PINE BLUFF AR     47  77  59  81 /  10  10  20  30
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  38  70  54  75 /  20  10  20  30
MONTICELLO AR     48  79  60  83 /  10  10  20  30
SEARCY AR         44  73  57  77 /  20  10  20  30
MOUNT IDA AR      46  77  58  79 /  10  10  20  30
RUSSELLVILLE AR   43  74  57  77 /  20  10  20  30
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 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.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 1:30 PM CST, 2 hours 50 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, 4 hours 59 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, 4 hours 49 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, 4 hours 44 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, 4 hours 26 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, 3 hours 39 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, 1 hour 32 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

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: March 9, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Fulton County, Glencoe
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 36.283, -91.750

A barn was destroyed at Glencoe.

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.

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: 5497080.