1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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, 55 minutes earlier.
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. && 29
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 38
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.
&&
219PRELIMINARY 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.
&&
219PRELIMINARY 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.
219PRELIMINARY 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.
&&
57PRELIMINARY 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.
&&
57PRELIMINARY 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
&&
22The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down, with a roof removed from a trailer.
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