A storm system in the Plains spread showers into Arkansas on the 9th. It was windy, with southerly winds averaging 15 to 25 mph (30 to 40 mph gusts).
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A storm system in the Plains spread showers into Arkansas on the 9th. It was windy, with southerly winds averaging 15 to 25 mph (30 to 40 mph gusts). During the overnight hours of the 10th and the wee hours of the 11th, severe weather become a concern in Arkansas. The new system dragged a cold front into the state, with a line of fast moving thunderstorms along the front.
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 Feb 10, 11:33 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1133 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 .AVIATION... COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS OKLAHOMA...WITH LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY LATE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE STATE. VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS WILL BE REDUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS PRECIPITATION. CLEARING WILL OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 745 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009/ DISCUSSION... OVERALL FORECAST ON TRACK. THIS EVENING STORMS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS AR...WITH ONLY A FEW STORMS SHOWING SOME INTENSIFICATION... WITH POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. 00Z KLZK SOUNDING HAD A PRECIP WATER OF 1.04 INCHES...A BIT DOWN FROM 21Z...BUT MORE UNSTABLE WITH LI TO NEG 5...CAPE TO 855 J/KG...BUT HELICITY DOWN A BIT. SE SURFACE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP...AND WITH VEERING PROFILE...ISOLATED STORM ROTATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS STILL APPEARS TO BE STRONG WINDS. TIME OF SEVERE STORMS REMAINS ON TRACK...WITH MAIN SURGE OF JET DYNAMICS AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AROUND AROUND 04Z IN WESTERN AR...MOVING ACROSS THE STATE AROUND 06Z TO 09Z CENTRAL... THEN 09Z TO 12Z IN EASTERN AR. EXPECTING SQUALL LINE WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED STORMS OUT AHEAD OF LINE...IE THE CURRENT SITUATION OVER OK AND KS. SURFACE LOW STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER NORTHERN AR...WITH STRONG SURFACE WIND THREAT INTO WEDNESDAY. SOME ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING ALSO POSSIBLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 53 60 37 60 / 90 40 0 0 CAMDEN AR 53 66 39 65 / 90 20 0 0 HARRISON AR 48 54 33 59 / 90 50 0 0 HOT SPRINGS AR 52 63 38 63 / 90 30 0 0 LITTLE ROCK AR 53 63 39 63 / 90 30 0 0 MONTICELLO AR 55 67 42 65 / 90 20 0 0 MOUNT IDA AR 51 62 37 63 / 90 30 0 0 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 50 56 34 59 / 90 50 0 0 NEWPORT AR 54 61 39 61 / 90 40 0 0 PINE BLUFF AR 54 65 41 64 / 90 20 0 0 RUSSELLVILLE AR 50 59 35 62 / 90 40 0 0 SEARCY AR 53 62 39 62 / 90 30 0 0 STUTTGART AR 54 64 40 63 / 90 30 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BAXTER- BOONE-FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-MARION-SEARCY-SHARP- STONE. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BAXTER-BOONE-FULTON- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-MARION-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE. WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BAXTER-BOONE- FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-MARION-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ARKANSAS-BRADLEY- CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW- FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN- LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK- POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-VAN BUREN-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL. && AVIATION...60
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 845 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-111100- 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- 845 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS ARKANSAS OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY LATE EVENING. A SQUALL LINE DEVELOPED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...AND WAS PRODUCING A LINE OF STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS. THE SYSTEM WILL DRAG THE FRONT INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE LATER TONIGHT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF WIND DAMAGE ARE LIKELY...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD BE SPAWNED WITH SHEAR REMAINING HIGH. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN ABOUT THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT RISK FARTHER EAST. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN...THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WIND SURROUNDING THE INCOMING SYSTEM. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 50 MPH IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A LOT OF TREE DAMAGE IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES DUE TO AN ICE STORM IN LATE JANUARY. A LOT OF WIND WILL LIKELY DOWN WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES...AND THIS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES. THERE WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS EVENT... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY COULD EXCEED TWO INCHES. IN GENERAL...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN THE NORTH WHERE TREE DEBRIS SLOWS RUNOFF OF RAIN WATER. THIS SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK LATER FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING EVENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIT NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WITH A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT...AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 46/60
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:33 UTC.
25 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was down across Arkansas Highway 7.
Trees were blown down across Arkansas Highway 10 in and around Booneville.
A house on Charcoal Road in Waldron had shingles blown off the roof and covering torn off the carport. Also, sheet metal was torn off the barn. Large pine trees in the area were snapped.
A few trees were blown down near Ludwig.
Several trees were blown down in north central Johnson County, including one on Arkansas Highway 21 south of Ozone.
A few trees were blown down across Arkansas Highway 74 west of Dongola.
Trees were blown down in the Dover area. One tree fell on a house on Granny Gap.
Numerous power lines were down across Pope County.
A roof was blown to the side of a building in Havana.
A boat dock from Lake Dardanelle was thrown onto the shore.
Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 9 near Center Ridge.
Trees were down on Caney Valley Road.
Several residences were damaged with most damage occurring to roofs. A sawmill was destroyed. A church had minor damage. Two barns were destroyed.
A barn was blown onto Arkansas Highway 9 near Formosa. Nine roofs were blown off houses.
Trees and power lines were blown down on Arkansas Highway 330. Hundreds of pine trees were down, with some landing on houses.
Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 95. One tree fell on a garage. Power lines were down across Clinton and gas meters were torn off in the area.
Thunderstorm winds damaged roofs on several barns and a couple homes. Numerous trees were down.
Trees were down across Greers Ferry.
Trees and power lines were down across the area.
Arkansas Highway 16 was closed due to power lines across the road.
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof on a home.
Numerous trees and power lines were down. Trees also damaged a number of motor vehicles. One mobile home and two recreational vehicles were overturned. Numerous homes sustained roof damage. There were three injuries.
Thunderstorm winds damaged a house and heavily damaged a hay barn in the Maple Springs Community. Power lines, power poles and trees were also knocked down.
Damage was reported to businesses in the Oil Trough and Pleasant Plains areas. Power lines were also reported down in this area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 2009
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