A few severe thunderstorms occurred across the northwest corner of Arkansas during the evening hours.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms occurred across the northwest corner of Arkansas during the evening hours.
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 Jul 12, 5:30 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
630 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KTUL TO JUST NORTH OF KFYV AT 23Z
WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
BOUNDARY. THESES STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST ALONG FRONT
AFTER 00Z AS FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH. BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER CELLS. ADDITIONAL MORE ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO IMPACT MAINLY TUL/RVS
AND FYV/XNA TAF SITES AFTER 06Z WITH MVFR AND LOCAL IFR
CONDITIONS. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT FARTHER SOUTH ALONG FRONT
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORE UNCERTAIN...THEREFORE WILL ONLY
CARRY PROB30 AT FSM/MLC 09-12Z AND VCTS THEREAFTER. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE AFTER 12Z.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 334 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008/
DISCUSSION...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH..EXPANDED EAST INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS FOR TONIGHT. THE COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL PROGESS SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. EXPECT A CAP
FAILURE BY LATE AFTERNOON. INITIAL STORMS WILL
PRESENT A SEVERE POTENTIAL HOWEVER PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES GREATER THAN 2.0 AND NEAR 2.25 FOR
A FEW LOCATIONS...ANTICIPATE FAIRLY RAPID LARGE
MCS DEVELOPMENT. AREAS NORTHWEST OF KCQB - KFYV
SEEM MOST VULNERABLE..WHERE ABRFC GRIDDED FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE IS LOWEST..AND CONVECTION THREAT
HIGHEST. H7 DEW POINT TROPICAL. RAIN PRODUCTION
SHOULD NEAR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY.
EXACTLY WHERE THE NORTH EDGE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE AT DAWN SUNDAY IS IN QUESTION. GFS SPEED TOO
QUICK SO RAISED POPS SOUTH I40. A DRY NORTHWEST
FLOW SHOULD PUSH FRONT FAR ENOUGH SOUTH BEFORE
WASHING OUT.. TO KEEP OUR AREA DRY SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. H500 TURNING MORE SUMMER-LIKE
WITH MOST ACTION WELL NORTH FOR REST OF THE NEW
WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 67 86 64 90 / 90 10 0 0
FSM 72 87 64 91 / 50 40 10 0
MLC 72 86 65 91 / 40 30 10 0
BVO 63 86 56 90 / 90 10 0 0
FYV 65 83 56 86 / 80 30 0 0
BYV 64 82 58 84 / 80 20 0 0
MKO 67 84 64 90 / 70 30 10 0
MIO 64 86 59 87 / 100 10 0 0
F10 67 84 64 90 / 60 30 10 0
HHW 74 88 66 90 / 20 40 20 0
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-
OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
ARZ011.
&&
SHORT TERM...14
LONG TERM....18
AVIATION...14HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 455 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131000- 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- 455 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUG THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE FRONT HAS BECOME UNSTABLE...AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH 30-40 KNOTS OF WESTERLY MID-LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THAT DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE MID TO LATE EVENING. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL TRANSITION MORE TOWARDS A HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVERNIGHT. A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...MAKING HEAVY RAINFALL A CONCERN WITH THE SLOW MOVING FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WHERE SOILS ARE VERY MOIST FROM RECENT RAINS. THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE NORTH OF A BRISTOW...WAGONER...WITTER LINE. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH /OKCFFATSA/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AS THE FRONT TRIES TO LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WEAK BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK WITH DECREASING RAIN CHANCES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
545 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
OKZ062-122315-
MAYES OK-
545 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
MAYES
AT 545 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF LANGLEY TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PRYOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...PRYOR...CHOUTEAU...SALINA...
SPAVINAW...STRANG...ADAIR...PENSACOLA AND LANGLEY.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3623 9501 3615 9544 3626 9544 3626 9543
3644 9543 3652 9514 3652 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 293DEG 27KT 3648 9494 3628 9537PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
611 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL E OOLOGAH 36.45N 95.71W
07/12/2008 E0.88 INCH ROGERS OK BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL SIZE HAIL JUST EAST OF OOLOGAH
&&
DMJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
633 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
OKZ055>057-061-130000-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-ROGERS OK-WASHINGTON OK-
633 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN ROGERS...CRAIG...NOWATA AND WASHINGTON
AT 633 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DELAWARE TO 7 MILES WEST OF
TALALA...MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NOWATA...DELAWARE...LENAPAH...WATOVA...NEW
ALLUWE...TALALA...CHELSEA...WHITE OAK...CENTRALIA...HOLLOW...PYRAMID
CORNERS...CENTRAILIA AND WELCH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.
LAT...LON 3690 9508 3653 9524 3648 9590 3690 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 266DEG 24KT 3680 9561 3651 9582SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
703 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
OKZ056-057-061-062-130100-
CRAIG OK-MAYES OK-NOWATA OK-ROGERS OK-
703 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN ROGERS...SOUTHERN CRAIG...SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA AND
WESTERN MAYES
AT 703 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW ALLUWE TO 2 MILES SOUTH
OF OOLOGAH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 23 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NEW ALLUWE...CLAREMORE...FOYIL...
OOLOGAH...BUSHYHEAD...CHELSEA...VINITA...BIG CABIN...WHITE OAK...
PRYOR...ADAIR AND PENSACOLA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3659 9501 3618 9533 3639 9581 3675 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 297DEG 20KT 3667 9541 3641 9569PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
714 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N PRYOR 36.37N 95.32W
07/12/2008 M65 MPH MAYES OK BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED 65 MPH WIND GUST ON SITE AT ROCKLAHOMA CONCERT
JUST NORTH OF PRYOR. TWO TEMPORARY STAGES COLAPSED AND
BLOWN OVER.
&&
DMJPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
724 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM TSTM WND GST S LOCUST GROVE 36.20N 95.17W
07/12/2008 E70 MPH MAYES OK TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 65 TO 70 MPH WIND GUST 2 MILES NORTH OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 412 AND 82.
&&
DMJThe Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree fell on power lines and a road.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees on the west side of Fayetteville.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees. The trees blocked roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2008
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: 126410, 126411, 126414.