Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, June 1, 2007

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, June 1, 2007
Start: 2007-06-01T16:12
End: 2007-06-01T20:30
Location: Arkansas

June 1, 2007 · NWS TSA · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms occurred across northwest Arkansas during the early evening hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
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 TSA wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms occurred across northwest Arkansas during the early evening hours.

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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 1:41 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:41 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
241 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

.DISCUSSION...
CU FIELD BUBBLING AVER SE OK THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE NE OK AND NW
HAVE BEEN STABILIZED AT LEAST FOR NOW BY MORNING CONVECTION. IT
APPEARS GRADIENT SURFACE FLOW HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MOST IF NOT ALL
OF THE AREA PER THE MESONET. SCATTERED STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE...HOWEVER THE UNTAPPED ENVIRONMENT OF
SE OK APPEARS TO BE A SLIGHTLY FAVORED AREA AT THIS TIME. PRIMARY
FOCUS FOR TONIGHT WILL BE ANOTHER COMPLEX THAT WILL DEVELOP TO THE
NORTH IN THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND TRACK SOUTHEAST.
ONCE AGAIN...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. WHETHER IT IS
THE TRUE FRONT OR AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...STORM CHANCES WILL SLIDE
SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE BOUNDARY. PLAN ON FOLLOWING CURRENT
TREND IN DECREASING POPS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...AND JUST TAPER TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS ALL OF THE
AREA FOR SUNDAY. DRIER AIR UNDER NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL BE
THE RULE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...THEN A WARMING TREND
COMMENCES FOR THE MID AND LATTER PARTS OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   64  81  63  84 /  70  70  20  20
FSM   67  82  64  86 /  40  50  30  20
MLC   67  81  61  85 /  50  50  30  20
BVO   61  80  60  84 /  70  70  20  20
FYV   62  79  58  80 /  40  40  20  20
BYV   62  80  59  80 /  40  40  20  20
MKO   65  80  62  83 /  60  60  20  20
MIO   61  80  59  81 /  70  70  20  20
F10   66  80  62  84 /  70  70  20  20
HHW   67  82  63  86 /  40  50  30  20

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM....23

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 4:06 PM CST, 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
506 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
450 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ALONG
         AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO OZARK.
	ONSET...NOW...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...NOW...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF A MCALESTER
TO OZARK LINE.  INSTABILITY OF 2000 TO 3000 J/KG WILL
SUPPORT A WIND AND HAIL THREAT...HOWEVER DEEP LAYER
WINDS ARE WEAK...SO THE THE THREAT WILL BE OF A
SPORADIC NATURE.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHERN KANSAS IS EXPECTED FORM A MORE SOLID LINE
WITH TIME AND MOVE INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA WITH SOME
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL AS WELL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AT LOCATIONS
NEAR THE STRONG STORMS.  NET CONTROL OPERATORS FOR
THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK SHOULD MONITOR THE
TRENDS THIS EVENING AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT NOW MOVING ACROSS KANSAS AND THE PANHANDLE
AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.  SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT.
WEAK WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL LIMIT THE SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:29 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
129 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007

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

0315 AM     HAIL             TERLTON                 36.19N 96.49W
06/01/2007  E0.75 INCH       PAWNEE             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHAMROCK                35.91N 96.58W
06/01/2007                   CREEK              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007

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

0430 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N VINITA              36.73N 95.15W
06/01/2007                   CRAIG              OK   UTILITY COMPANY

            TREE BLOWN DOWN

0350 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW OOLOGAH            36.42N 95.75W
06/01/2007                   ROGERS             OK   PUBLIC

            TREE BLOWN DOWN

&&

MAT

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:39 PM CST, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
439 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

ARZ020-012215-
FRANKLIN AR-
439 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     NORTHERN FRANKLIN

AT 439 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PINEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PINEY...PARADISE...TONEY...
LONELM...CRAVENS...WATALULA...JETHRO...FERN...BARNES AND TURNERS
BEND.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3559 9408 3546 9403 3559 9375 3576 9392

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:50 PM CST, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

OKZ058-012215-
OTTAWA OK-
450 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA

AT 450 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
EAST OF MIAMI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MIAMI...COMMERCE...OTTAWA...
PEORIA AND QUAPAW.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3688 9492 3681 9483 3686 9461 3699 9463
      3699 9483

Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:57 PM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
457 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007

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

0450 PM     HAIL             LONELM                  35.55N 93.95W
06/01/2007  E0.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME HAIL IN LONELM

&&

MAT

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:09 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: June 1, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 10 mi NW of Ozark
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.602, -93.956

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 1, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Tontitown
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.180, -94.230

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: June 1, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Rogers
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.330, -94.120

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines.

Hail, Benton

When: June 1, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Bentonville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.220

Flash Flood, Benton

When: June 1, 7:30 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Bentonville
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.220

Heavy thunderstorm rains caused severe street flooding.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, June 2007

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: 31603, 31604, 31605, 31606, 31607.