Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 10, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 10, 2006
Start: 2006-05-10T00:25
End: 2006-05-10T00:47
Location: Arkansas

May 10, 2006 · NWS LZK · 5 events in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across Jefferson County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across Jefferson County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. The strong winds blew out car windows and the windows of several buildings at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Five rail cars were blown off the track at Wabbaseka and a double tractor trailer was blown over 4 miles south of Redfield.

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 May 9, 11:40 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 11:40 PM CST, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1240 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.AVIATION...
LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA IS
PRODUCING RAPIDLY VARYING CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND. THE BULK OF
THE CONVECTION HAS MOVED ALREADY EAST OF KHRO SO LINGERING LOW
CEILINGS AND SHOWERS WILL BE THE MAIN PROBLEM THERE...BUT IT STILL
IS UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SEE A STORM OR TWO. LIKEWISE WILL BE THE
SITUATION FOR KHOT. KLIT AND KPBF ARE STILL EAST OF THE ADVANCING
LINE OF STORMS. WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP AROUND 30 TO 40 KTS WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS. LINE MOVEMENT IS FAST ABOUT 40 OR 45 KTS TO THE
EAST. ONCE THE COLD FRONT CROSSES A PARTICULAR TERMINAL...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL VARY FROM 12 TO 15 KTS. LOW CLOUDS WILL
LINGER IN THE COLD AIR UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 1003 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006/

UPDATE...
EXPANDED FF WATCH EARLIER THIS EVENING TO INCLUDE THE REST OF
N-CNTRL AR. ONGOING CONVECTION ACRS WRN AR WL CONT WORKING SLOLY EWD
TNGT. WHILE A FEW SVR STORMS WL BE RMN POSSIBLE...FOCUS WL MAINLY BE
ON HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT. ADJUSTED POP/TEMP GRIDS TO
REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. REST OF FCST IN GOOD SHAPE. ALL UPDATES GONE.

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

AVIATION...32

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:55 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-101000-
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-
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE ARKANSAS MISSOURI BORDER BACK INTO
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE ACTIVITY WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO
ARKANSAS TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF
ARKANSAS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT WHERE A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY...AND IT
SHOULD BE OUT OF THE STATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY OVER ABOUT THE
SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF ARKANSAS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
&&

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, May 9, 10:32 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1132 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

1035 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COVE                    34.44N 94.41W
05/09/2006                   POLK               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

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Local storm report, May 9, 10:52 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1152 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

1130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MURFREESBORO            34.06N 93.69W
05/09/2006                   PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF HOUSES

&&

219

Local storm report, May 9, 11:00 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1200 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E HOT SPRINGS         34.49N 93.03W
05/09/2006                   GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 270

&&

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Local storm report, May 9, 11:24 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1224 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CADDO VALLEY            34.19N 93.07W
05/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 LARGE TREES BLOWN OVER

&&

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Local storm report, May 9, 11:50 PM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1250 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARKADELPHIA             34.12N 93.07W
05/09/2006                   CLARK              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND ROOF BLOWN OFF OF DORM AT HENDERSON STATE

&&

219

Local storm report, May 10, 12:13 AM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
113 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PERLA                   34.36N 92.78W
05/10/2006                   HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

1134 AM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELLVILLE            35.27N 93.14W
05/09/2006                   POPE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

1220 AM     TSTM WND GST     HOT SPRINGS             34.49N 93.05W
05/10/2006  M68 MPH          GARLAND            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ANEMOMETER MEASURED

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEOLA                   34.17N 92.59W
05/10/2006                   GRANT              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            8 LARGE TREES DOWN. 2 TREES DOWN IN PRATTSVILLE.

&&

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The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:25 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 10, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 2 mi N of Whitehall
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.300, -92.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 10, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Pine Bluff
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.217, -92.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 10, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 4 mi S of Redfield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.383, -92.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 10, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 2 mi SW of Pine Bluff
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.200, -92.033

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 10, 12:47 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Wabbaseka
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.350, -91.800

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, May 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: 5509438, 5509439, 5509440, 5509441, 5509442.