Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 14, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 14, 2008
Start: 2008-03-14T22:30
End: 2008-03-14T23:22
Location: Arkansas

March 14, 2008 · NWS TSA · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorm occurred during the late evening and early morning hours of the 14th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 thunderstorm occurred during the late evening and early morning hours of the 14th.

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 Mar 14, 8:37 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 8:37 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
937 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...
AT 02Z SURFACE LOW NEAR KSPS. LOW WILL TAKE AN
EASTERN TRACK NEAR THE RED RIVER AND BE AROUND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.
CURRENT SHOWER AND THUNDER ACTIVITY OVER NORTH
HALF OF THE  FORECAST AREA SEEMS TO BE LACKING
IN ENOUGH FUEL/MOISTURE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE.

WAIT AND SEE TACK TAKEN GIVEN BRISK UPPER FLOW.
PREVIOUS GRIDDED POPS STILL LOOK REASONABLE AS
DO TEMPS. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.           GW

&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 314 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008/

DISCUSSION...
EVOLVING PATTERN UNDERWAY WITH DETAILS HOPEFULLY MORE EVIDENT
LATER TO FURTHER REFINE PRECIP AND SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES
OVERNIGHT. SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHING WITHIN THE FAST ZONAL FLOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. HAS LED TO A BROAD REGION OF PRESSURE
FALLS...WITH SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
EXPECTED TO MIGRATE SOUTHEASTWARD BEFORE TURNING MORE EAST AS IT
CROSSES THE FORECAST AREA. MOISTURE ADVECTION IS ONGOING ACROSS
THE AREA HOWEVER THE MORE ROBUST WARM SECTOR REMAINS SOUTH OF THE
RED RIVER WITH A TRIPLE POINT ZONE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. CAP
STRENGTH HAS ERODED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NEARER THIS WARM
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND WHILE MOST MODELS SHOW LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR
STORM INITIATION IN THIS AREA...THE CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS HIGH SHOULD A STORM DEVELOP IN THIS VICINITY.

ATTENTION WILL INCREASINGLY TURN TO INFLUENCE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH
AND ASSOCIATED STRENGTHENING FORCING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. AN ELEVATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN THROUGH THIS ZONE DURING THE EVENING...AND ASSUMING THE
MOISTURE PROFILES SUGGESTED BY MODELS IS REALIZED...THEN AMPLE
ELEVATED INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY FORECAST
EFFECTIVE SHEAR VALUES THROUGH THIS ZONE SUPPORT SUPERCELLS AND
VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL ENSURE VIGOROUS UPDRAFTS WITH LARGE
HAIL POTENTIAL. THE WIND AND TORNADIC POTENTIAL WILL BE LARGELY A
FACTOR OF HOW ELEVATED THE STORM UPDRAFTS BECOME...WITH SREF
GUIDANCE SUGGESTING NEAR SURFACE BASED CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE SHOULD THE STORMS EVOLVE INTO A
LARGER COMPLEX...AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS MAY ARISE
ACROSS AREAS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS WERE RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.

A BRIEF DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE
LARGE UPPER TROUGH STILL SLATED TO IMPACT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL QUICKLY
TRANSITION TO A HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING FOCUS AS THE EXPECTED
PATTERN FAVORS WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE REGION. MORE
SETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE MID TO LATTER PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   45  57  38  60 /  60  10   0   0
FSM   50  61  39  63 /  50  10   0   0
MLC   50  61  40  62 /  30  10   0   0
BVO   44  55  34  59 /  80  10   0   0
FYV   46  55  32  59 /  70  20   0   0
BYV   45  55  33  55 /  90  20   0   0
MKO   45  57  36  59 /  60  10   0   0
MIO   44  53  32  58 /  90  20   0   0
F10   46  59  38  60 /  40  10   0   0
HHW   54  64  44  63 /  20  10   0   0

&&

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

SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....21

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 9:40 PM CST, 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1040 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151000-
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-
1040 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN LIKELY OVER PARTS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...LATE EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTH OF A MUSKOGEE TO OZARK LINE AND
        EAST OF HIGHWAY 69 IN OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION...
A WELL DEFINED BOW ECHO HAS DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUES TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE EAST AT
60 MPH. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND LOCAL PROFILERS DEPICT STRONGER
MID-LEVEL WINDS PUSHING INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AT THIS TIME...AND THE
BOW ECHO SHOULD CONTINUE INTO NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS OVER 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD END ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 1 AM.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED.

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THEN HEAD NORTHEAST INTO THE PLAINS BY MID
WEEK.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL APPEAR LIKELY...BUT
THE EXACT LOCATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE
LOW. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WILL BE ALONG ITS PATH.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR
THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:03 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1003 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

0957 PM     HAIL             3 E BROKEN ARROW        36.05N 95.74W
03/14/2008  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BROKEN ARROW EXPRESSWAY AND MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE NICKEL TO
            QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:19 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1019 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

1017 PM     TSTM WND GST     WAGONER                 35.96N 95.37W
03/14/2008  E60 MPH          WAGONER            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALSO HALF INCH HAIL JUST SOUTH OF WAGONER

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:21 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1021 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

1020 PM     HAIL             2 S WAGONER             35.93N 95.37W
03/14/2008  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:25 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1025 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

1024 PM     HAIL             CHOUTEAU                36.19N 95.34W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       MAYES              OK   PUBLIC

            POWER OUTAGES BEING REPORTED

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:50 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1050 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

1025 PM     HAIL             9 E WAGONER             35.96N 95.21W
03/14/2008  E0.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

1025 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 E WAGONER             35.96N 95.21W
03/14/2008  E70.00 MPH       CHEROKEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

1040 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E OKAY                35.85N 95.25W
03/14/2008  M62.00 MPH       WAGONER            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

1040 PM     HAIL             4 E OKAY                35.85N 95.25W
03/14/2008  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Mar 14, 9:56 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1056 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

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

1045 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W TAHLEQUAH           35.92N 95.01W
03/14/2008  E70.00 MPH       CHEROKEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            NEAR TAHLEQUAH AIRPORT

1045 PM     HAIL             2 W TAHLEQUAH           35.92N 95.01W
03/14/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SAA

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:29 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: March 14, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 4 mi SW of Morrow
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.809, -94.430

Hail, Washington

When: March 14, 10:38 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 1 mi E of Lincoln
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.950, -94.402

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: March 14, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Mountainburg
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.630, -94.170

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines.

Hail, Benton

When: March 14, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Bentonville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.220

Hail, Washington

When: March 14, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 6 mi SE of Strickler
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.769, -94.254

Hail, Washington

When: March 14, 10:57 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 1 mi E of West Fork
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.930, -94.162

Hail, Crawford

When: March 14, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, 2 mi SE of Mountainburg
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.609, -94.145

Hail, Madison

When: March 14, 11:22 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Combs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.820, -93.830

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 81364, 81365, 81366, 81367, 81369, 81368, 81370, 81371.