Strong storms with locally heavy rain developed ahead of a cold front on the 6th.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Strong storms with locally heavy rain developed ahead of a cold front on the 6th.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:46 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a utility pole in Danville, briefly knocking out phone lines to 911. The emergency calls were rerouted to Dardanelle during the outage.
Lightning struck a tree next to a house, then traveled to the house and set it on fire. The house was located in the Cloverdale section of southwest Little Rock.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 192365, 192366.