Tornado in Arkansas, March 9, 2006

Name: Tornado in Arkansas, March 9, 2006
Start: 2006-03-09T08:18
End: 2006-03-09T08:28
Location: Arkansas

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

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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, 4:10 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 4:10 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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, Mar 9, 5:00 AM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM 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-
500 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TODAY...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PORTIONS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REST OF THE STATE.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE PLAINS STATES THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SEVERAL LINES
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS RAPIDLY
EASTWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY
WITH THESE LINES OF STORMS.

THE LINES 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 THIS AFTERNOON...THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 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.

.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 WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF THE AREA. AFTER TODAY...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, 5:03 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

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

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

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

            ROAD SIGNS DOWN

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

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 6:28 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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

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

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     1 W CURTIS              34.00N 93.12W
03/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

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.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:16 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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

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

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

            TREES DOWN JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

0540 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.

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

            OUACHTIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SCOREBOARD DAMAGED.

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.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:20 AM CST, 58 minutes before

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

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

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.

&&
CORRECTED TIME FOR MORTON REPORT TO 655 AM.

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The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pike

When: March 9, 8:18 AM CST to 8:28 AM CST
Where: Pike County, 1 mi SSW of Kirby
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 34.233, -93.633

The storm that produced a weak tornado to the northwest of Nathan in western Pike County spawned yet another weak tornado near Kirby. This new tornado damaged a barn at the Kirby School, as well as a backstop at the ball field. Before the tornado arrived, teachers at the school instructed students to go into the hallway and crouch down. No injuries occurred at the school. The tornado then tracked quickly toward Glenwood. Along the way, the tornado damaged barns, ripped roof shingles from homes, knocked down power lines and power poles and downed trees.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 2006 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: 5497077.