Hail in Arkansas, June 12, 2009

Name: Hail in Arkansas, June 12, 2009
Start: 2009-06-12T23:48
End: 2009-06-12T23:55
Location: Arkansas

June 12, 2009 · NWS TSA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

While more widespread severe thunderstorms occurred in eastern Oklahoma, a few severe thunderstorms also occurred in northwest Arkansas.

Where it happened

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

While more widespread severe thunderstorms occurred in eastern Oklahoma, a few severe thunderstorms also occurred in northwest Arkansas.

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 12, 11:01 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 11:01 PM CST, 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1201 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009

...AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED OVER THE AREA. HAVE A
MENTION OF AT LEAST A CB IN ALL TAFS WITH TEMPOS AT KFYV
...KMLC...AND KFSM.  OUTSIDE OF THE THUNDERTORMS VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. COULD HAVE SOME IFR FOG KFYV/KXNA IF DEBRIS
CLOUDS ARE NOT TOO THICK.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...17
LONG TERM....21
AVIATION...17

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 9:41 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1041 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

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-
1032 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

...MORE POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS OVERNIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

AREA AT GREATEST RISK...A 50 MILE WIDE WEST TO EAST BAND
        ALONG AN INTERSTATE 40 AXIS.

DISCUSSION...
ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND EXPAND OVERNIGHT
IN AN EXTREMELY MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. HOWEVER THE
TORNADO RISK ALTHOUGH LOW IS NOT ZERO.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST AT LEAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY CONVECTION OCCURRING WITHIN THE REGION... AS LOWER LEVELS
REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL ENHANCE THE
POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AREA...WHILE
A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERNIGHT
SEVERE MCS ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE AREA

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:56 PM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
656 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

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

1022 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE OWASSO            36.25N 95.80W
06/12/2009                   ROGERS             OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HALF OF A TREE BLOWN DOWN

&&

SFP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:00 PM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

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

1022 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE OWASSO            36.25N 95.80W
06/12/2009                   ROGERS             OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HALF OF A TREE BLOWN DOWN

&&

SFP

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 9:44 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1044 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

OKZ065-066-070-071-130430-
MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
1044 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN OKMULGEE

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH

AT 1044 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES EAST OF OKFUSKEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WILSON...PHAROAH...
OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...BRYANT...DEWAR...HOFFMAN...
GRAYSON...SCHULTER...MORRIS...ERAM...HITCHITA AND COUNCIL HILL.

THIS STORM 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 3559 9633 3565 9627 3565 9619 3572 9618
      3559 9559 3527 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 311DEG 13KT 3560 9617

Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:26 PM CST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1226 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009

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

1217 AM     HAIL             3 S HENRYETTA           35.40N 95.98W
06/13/2009  E0.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:42 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1242 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009

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

1240 AM     HAIL             5 ESE HENRYETTA         35.41N 95.90W
06/13/2009  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SAA

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:49 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: June 12, 11:48 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Winslow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.800, -94.130

Hail, Crawford

When: June 12, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, 3 mi NE of Chester
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.711, -94.142

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, June 2009

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: 183254, 183257.