1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
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...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 44
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
&&
219PRELIMINARY 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
&&
219PRELIMINARY 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
&&
219PRELIMINARY 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.
&&
219PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
145 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG KINGSLAND 33.86N 92.29W
05/10/2006 CLEVELAND AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 79 SOUTH AT KINGSLAND.
&&
58PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
155 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG CONWAY 35.09N 92.45W
05/10/2006 FAULKNER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. SOME STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE.
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG KINGSLAND 33.86N 92.29W
05/10/2006 CLEVELAND AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HWY 79S AT KINGSLAND
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG PINE BLUFF 34.21N 92.02W
05/10/2006 JEFFERSON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 79 SW OF PINE BLUFF
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219The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:16 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Arkansas County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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