Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- June 13, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Dierks
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -94.020
Trees and powerlines were downed along Hwy. 278.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 13, 2009
A complex of severe thunderstorms, with a history of producing large hail, moved across southeastern Oklahoma and southern Arkansas during the early morning hours of June 13th. The storms developed in the warm, moist airmass in vicinity of a nearly stationary front and produced several reports of three-quarter inch hail and wind damage as it moved southeast over the region.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 SHV wrote it up.
A complex of severe thunderstorms, with a history of producing large hail, moved across southeastern Oklahoma and southern Arkansas during the early morning hours of June 13th. The storms developed in the warm, moist airmass in vicinity of a nearly stationary front and produced several reports of three-quarter inch hail and wind damage as it moved southeast over the region.
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 2:27 AM CST, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:27 AM CST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 327 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .DISCUSSION... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ORIGINATING IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS MCCURTAIN COUNTY AT THIS TIME. ASSUMING THE STORM HOLDS TOGETHER THROUGH THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE REGION...IT WILL LIKELY SKIM THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA PROVIDING PRECIPITATION AND CLOUDS TO HOPE AND EL DORADO THROUGH SUNRISE. WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MID-MORNING FOR THIS REGION AS THIS STORM DISSIPATES AND HIGH CLOUDS SLOWLY ERODE. MAIN STORY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE A GRADUAL DECLINE IN PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH AN INCREASING TREND IN AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION...IMPULSES RIDING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE CAN BE EXPECTED TO SPARK CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS ACROSS THIS REGION...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE RIDGE WILL SUPPRESS CONVECTION LATE IN THE WEEKEND ALLOWING HIGH TEMPERATURES TO TREND UPWARD TO THE MID 90S AREAWIDE. AS GROUND MOISTURE BECOMES DEPLETED THROUGH THE PERIOD...HIGHS MAY CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE TRENDS FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN THE LONG TERM. /05/ && .AVIATION... A CLUSTER OF STRONG/SEVERE TSRA CONTINUES MOVING SE ACROSS OK...AND COULD AFFECT KTXK OR KELD TOWARD 13/1100 UTC /IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER/. AMDS TO THESE TAFS WILL BE MADE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. IN GENERAL...I PLAN ON CONTINUING A MAINLY VFR FLIGHT CATEGORY FORECAST FOR THE AREA TERMINALS. BRIEF FLIGHT CATEGORY REDUCTIONS TO MVFR DUE MAINLY TO LOW CIGS COULD BE SEEN TOWARD SUNRISE...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT BETWEEN 13/1400-1500 UTC. SHRA/TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM KTXK-KELD. WITH THE DIFFICULTY IN CONVECTIVE TIMING THOUGH...I PLAN ON KEEPING MOST TERMINALS DRY AT THIS TIME. /D. BUTTS/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 94 73 96 74 96 / 20 20 20 10 10 MLU 95 73 95 74 96 / 20 10 20 10 10 DEQ 93 72 92 72 92 / 40 40 30 10 10 TXK 93 73 94 74 94 / 30 20 20 10 10 ELD 94 72 94 72 96 / 30 20 30 10 10 TYR 95 74 95 74 95 / 20 20 10 10 10 GGG 95 73 95 73 95 / 20 20 20 10 10 LFK 96 73 96 73 97 / 20 10 10 10 10 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 05/21
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 10:50 AM CST, 16 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1150 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ARZ050-051-060-061-073-OKZ077-131700- SEVIER-HOWARD-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-UNION AR-MCCURTAIN- 1150 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ISOLATED INSTANCES OF STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL COULD BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ARZ059-070>072-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ096-097-108>112- 124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-131700- LITTLE RIVER-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER- CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON- OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE- BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH- GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1150 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 9:48 PM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1048 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
ARZ051-130415-
HOWARD-
1048 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY...
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
HOWARD...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CENTER POINT...CORINTH AND DIERKS...
AT 1047 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CORINTH...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF NASHVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING
JUST WEST OF THE CENTER POINT COMMUNITY...AND IS ALSO MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
HAIL SMALLER THAN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WINDS
AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SHOULD THESE STORMS
INTENSIFY...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE NEEDED.
15Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:22 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
222 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
OKZ077-130830-
MCCURTAIN-
222 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 AM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
MCCURTAIN...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BROKEN BOW...
AT 220 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NASHOBA...OR 12 MILES EAST
OF CLAYTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IF THE THUNDERSTORM
MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT SPEED...IT COULD AFFECT NORTHERN MCCURTAIN
COUNTY. COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PICKENS...BATTIEST...AND SMITHVILLE MAY
BE AFFECTED BY THIS THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 2 45 AND 3 AM.
IN ADDITION...THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. IF THE STORM
MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR MCCURTAIN COUNTY.
PEOPLE IN MCCURTAIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. STAY
TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
SHREVEPORT.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
D. BUTTSSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 3:00 AM CST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
400 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
OKZ077-131000-
MCCURTAIN-
400 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 AM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
MCCURTAIN...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BROKEN BOW AND IDABEL...
AT 357 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DE QUEEN TO 6 MILES
EAST OF BROKEN BOW TO IDABEL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL SMALLER THEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN MCCURTAIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
SHREVEPORT.
D. BUTTSThe radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- June 13, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 1.14 mi E of Dierks
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -94.000
A tree was blown down along U.S. Hwy. 278 near the community of Holly Creek.
Hail, Howard
- When
- June 13, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 1.15 mi E of Tollette
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -93.880
Hail fell in the community of Tollette, Arkansas.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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More
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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: 183129, 183126, 183125.