1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Sep 22, 11:51 PM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1251 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 .AVIATION... CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE IN NRN AR THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOOK FOR SOMEWHAT OF A LULL FROM AROUND DAWN TO MID MORNING...THEN CONVECTION SHOULD REDEVELOP AS COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO NWRN AR. AFTER THAT PROGRESSION OF TSTMS IN TAFS WAS BASED ON RH AND LIFTED INDEX PATTERNS SHOWN ON WRF. EXPECT LOW CEILINGS TO INVADE THE STATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. CLOUDS SHOULD NOT BE TOO LOW BASED ON WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING DURING THE NIGHT. GUSTY GRADIENT WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SAT. CONVECTION SHOULD CAUSE WINDS TO KICK UP EVEN MORE...SO INDICATED HIGHER GUSTS DURING TIMES WHEN TSTMS ARE MOST LIKELY. && .PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 333 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT KLZK RADAR SHOWS MAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS NORTH AND NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE STATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ALSO LOCATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW CLOUDS DECREASING IN CENTRAL SECTIONS. THIS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION. WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY MAINLY FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. EXTENDED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT REMAINS IN OKLAHOMA WITH A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. MODELS HAVE THE FRONT TO SLOWLY APPROACH THE AREA WITH THE GFS A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE. THIS WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE AREA IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL TAPER RAIN CHANCES OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND FINALLY EXIT THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND INCREASED POPS TO 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL. && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY 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. && AVIATION...28
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 815 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-231000- 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- 815 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST ABOVE 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS IN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY. UNTIL THEN...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO COULD OCCUR. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN REDEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON IN WESTERN ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS... POSSIBLY EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. IN THESE AREAS...A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 75 MPH AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL. SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO LINGER IN THE STATE ALL THE WAY INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON SATURDAY...SEVERE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME WILL BE FROM MIDDAY INTO THE EVENING...BUT SOME SEVERE WEATHER COULD CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE AFTER MIDNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 28
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
914 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG MORNING STAR 35.97N 92.59W
09/22/2006 SEARCY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0610 PM HAIL BROCKWELL 36.15N 91.93W
09/22/2006 E4.00 INCH IZARD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALSO TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 56.
0615 PM HAIL 3 S FRANKLIN 36.13N 91.77W
09/22/2006 E2.75 INCH IZARD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0620 PM HAIL HORSESHOE BEND 36.22N 91.74W
09/22/2006 E1.75 INCH IZARD AR PUBLIC
0715 PM HAIL MOUNTAIN VIEW 35.87N 92.11W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH STONE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0855 PM HAIL OMAHA 36.46N 93.19W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH BOONE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
58PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1045 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL HORSESHOE BEND 36.22N 91.74W
09/22/2006 E1.75 INCH IZARD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
0949 PM HAIL 5 NE SITKA 36.24N 91.36W
09/22/2006 E1.25 INCH SHARP AR TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL 5 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS.
0749 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SW SIDNEY 35.97N 91.70W
09/22/2006 SHARP AR TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD LOCATED 3 MILES SW OF SIDNEY.
0702 PM HAIL MOUNTAIN HOME 36.34N 92.38W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH BAXTER AR BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. HAIL THE SIZE OF MARBLES.
0602 PM HAIL BROCKWELL 36.15N 91.93W
09/22/2006 E4.00 INCH IZARD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
222PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1125 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1106 PM HAIL ZINC 36.29N 92.92W
09/22/2006 E1.00 INCH BOONE AR EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
57PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1132 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL WIDEMAN 36.19N 92.01W
09/22/2006 E0.88 INCH IZARD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0335 PM HAIL 3 S ASH FLAT 36.18N 91.61W
09/22/2006 E3.00 INCH SHARP AR EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL AND TREES DOWN.
0335 PM HAIL ASH FLAT 36.23N 91.61W
09/22/2006 E3.00 INCH SHARP AR AIRPLANE PILOT
HAIL AND TREES DOWN 3 MILES SOUTH OF ASH FLAT.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG MORNING STAR 35.97N 92.59W
09/22/2006 SEARCY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0602 PM HAIL BROCKWELL 36.15N 91.93W
09/22/2006 E4.00 INCH IZARD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
0610 PM HAIL BROCKWELL 36.15N 91.93W
09/22/2006 E4.00 INCH IZARD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALSO TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 56.
0615 PM HAIL HORSESHOE BEND 36.22N 91.74W
09/22/2006 E1.75 INCH IZARD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
0615 PM HAIL 3 S FRANKLIN 36.13N 91.77W
09/22/2006 E2.75 INCH IZARD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0620 PM HAIL HORSESHOE BEND 36.22N 91.74W
09/22/2006 E1.75 INCH IZARD AR PUBLIC
0702 PM HAIL MOUNTAIN HOME 36.34N 92.38W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH BAXTER AR BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. HAIL THE SIZE OF MARBLES.
0715 PM HAIL MOUNTAIN VIEW 35.87N 92.11W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH STONE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0749 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SW SIDNEY 35.97N 91.70W
09/22/2006 SHARP AR TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD LOCATED 3 MILES SW OF SIDNEY.
0855 PM HAIL OMAHA 36.46N 93.19W
09/22/2006 E0.75 INCH BOONE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0949 PM HAIL 5 NE SITKA 36.24N 91.36W
09/22/2006 E1.25 INCH SHARP AR TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL 5 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS.
1106 PM HAIL ZINC 36.29N 92.92W
09/22/2006 E1.00 INCH BOONE AR EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
57The Springfield radar (KSGF), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:11 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rain was causing high water problems countywide. Water was over most main roads, with major flooding at area campgrounds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, September 2006
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: 5534891.