Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- June 16, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Hatfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -94.380
Large limbs were blown down.
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 16, 2013
The approach of a slow-moving cold front helped to trigger isolated severe storms on the afternoon and evening of the 16th.
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
- $6,000
- 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 LZK wrote it up.
The approach of a slow-moving cold front helped to trigger isolated severe storms on the afternoon and evening of the 16th.
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 Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 1:27 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:27 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 227 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCATTERED SHRA AND TSRA CONTINUE ACROSS SOME PORTIONS OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTH NEAR HRO...AND ALONG THE LA BORDER IN FAR SRN AR. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WERE ONGOING...WITH TEMPS REMAINING IN THE LOW TO MID 80S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...AREAS ACROSS THE SERN CWA WERE SEEING TEMPS IN THE UPPER 80S WERE SUNSHINE HAS BEEN MORE DOMINANT. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CHANCE POPS THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE SE IN THE WEAK NW FLOW ALOFT OVER AR. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP WILL BE FAIRLY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THROUGH TONIGHT...AND CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED ON ANY RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES FROM EARLIER CONVECTION. A SLIGHTLY MORE POTENT UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE FOR MON...WITH HIGH END CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS FOR ANY CONVECTION WILL AGAIN BE ALONG ANY RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM EARLIER CONVECTION. WITH HIGHER PRECIP CHANCES AND CLOUD COVER...EXPECT HIGHS TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE NW...TO THE MID AND UPPER 80S FURTHER SOUTH. SOME 90S COULD AGAIN BE SEEN ACROSS THE FAR SE...ESPECIALLY IF PRECIP HOLDS OFF LONG ENOUGH ON MON AFTERNOON. PRECIP CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO TUE...THIS TIME AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE STATE. BY TUE AFTERNOON...BEST POPS WILL BE ACROSS THE SRN HALF OF THE STATE AS DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTH. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTH TUE NIGHT...THEN LIFT BACK NORTH ON WED AS ANOTHER UPPER WAVE MOVES OVER AR. AS A RESULT...POPS WILL INCREASE BACK NORTH AS THE DRIER...MORE STABLE AIR LIFTS NE AWAY FROM AR. && .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MODELS RMN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THRU THE PD. HIGH PRES ALOFT WL CONT TO STRENGTHEN OVR THE REGION HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WL RESULT IN A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WITH MAINLY DRY CONDS EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPS WL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S...WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS IN THE UPR 60S TO MID 70S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 70 84 68 86 / 30 70 40 20 CAMDEN AR 74 90 72 85 / 40 60 60 60 HARRISON AR 68 79 65 84 / 40 70 30 20 HOT SPRINGS AR 72 86 69 85 / 40 70 60 50 LITTLE ROCK AR 73 87 70 86 / 30 70 60 40 MONTICELLO AR 74 90 72 86 / 40 60 60 60 MOUNT IDA AR 71 86 68 84 / 40 70 60 50 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 68 81 66 86 / 30 70 20 10 NEWPORT AR 71 86 69 87 / 30 70 50 20 PINE BLUFF AR 73 89 71 86 / 40 60 60 50 RUSSELLVILLE AR 71 84 68 86 / 30 70 50 40 SEARCY AR 71 85 69 86 / 30 70 50 30 STUTTGART AR 73 88 70 86 / 30 70 60 40 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...62 / LONG TERM...44
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 7:52 AM CST, 9 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 852 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-171000- 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- 852 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM COULD DEVELOP...BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN ON MONDAY AS A WEAK FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVE ACROSS THE STATE. THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS FRONT SLOWS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THIS FRONT STALLS ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 51/62
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:50 AM CST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
ARZ003-161810-
BOONE AR-
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY UNTIL 115
PM CDT...
AT 1248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OMAHA...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF HARRISON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SELF... ROBERSON HOLLOW... OMAHA...
BURLINGTON...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3646 9290 3632 9319 3646 9331 3648 9330
3651 9325 3650 9294
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 235DEG 13KT 3645 9316
62Special weather statement, Jun 16, 1:38 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 238 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013 ARZ003-162025- BOONE AR- 238 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BOONE COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 234 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF ROBERSON HOLLOW...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREEN FOREST...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HARRISON... WININGTON... WILLIS... SELF... ROBERSON HOLLOW... OMAHA... MYRTLE... LEAD HILL... DIAMOND CITY... CAPPS... BERGMAN... ZINC... SOUTH LEAD HILL... RIDGEWAY... BURLINGTON... BATAVIA... ALPENA... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3650 9289 3621 9289 3622 9330 3650 9330 TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 274DEG 17KT 3640 9327 44
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:53 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
353 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
ARZ037-040-041-162140-
MONTGOMERY AR-POLK AR-SCOTT AR-
353 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCOTT...NORTHERN POLK AND
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF LAKE HINKLE...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WALDRON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALDRON... QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE PARK...
OLIVER... MORGAN SPRINGS... LAKE HINKLE...
CARDIFF... BEAUCHAMP...
BLACK FORK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS... Y CITY...
WINFIELD... UNION HILL... RICH MTN...
PARKS... OLIO... NOLA...
NEEDMORE... HON... HARVEY...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!
LAT...LON 3493 9445 3496 9441 3495 9439 3496 9437
3496 9429 3497 9424 3501 9424 3501 9372
3465 9372 3465 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 269DEG 4KT 3486 9419
64Special weather statement, Jun 16, 4:32 PM CST, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
532 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
ARZ005-006-162305-
BAXTER AR-FULTON AR-
532 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN BAXTER COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES EAST OF OTT...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SALEM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VIOLA... STURKIE... OTT...
FLINT SPRINGS... VIDETTE... GEPP...
ELIZABETH...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3638 9179 3631 9210 3650 9219 3651 9218
3650 9191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 330DEG 11KT 3648 9204
64The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:51 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- June 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Clarksville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -93.470
Some trees were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Arizona, June 16 to 18, 2013
- Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 16, 2013
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 16, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2013
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 16, 2013
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: 446954, 446956.